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Mairaj Syed Publishes an English Translation of Merits of the Plague

  • by Katherine Fierro

Announcing the new publication of medieval scholar Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani's Merits of the Plague. Originally written in Arabic, Mairaj Syed has co-translated Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani's work into English. See the link below to learn more.

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