Author
Minister Muhammad bin Othman Al-Miknasi, 1213 AH / 1798 AD.
Author Original
الوزير محمد بن عثمان المكناسي، هـم
Publication Date
Not available
Publication Place
Rabat - Morocco -
Not identified
Subject
History, journey, trips, Morocco, Andalusia, Spain.
Type
kitap
Language
Arabic
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
Yes
Pages Count
106
Physical Dimensions
17cm × 13.5cm
Library
Al-Furqan Islamic Heritage Foundation
Library Asset ID
2326
Record ID
94081
Library Location
Morocco (Rabat) --The Ḥasanīya Library (Royal Library) - Morocco (Rabat) -- The Hassaniya Library (Royal Library)
Date
Not available
Notes
The book is the story of the embassy carried out by the author as a messenger from Sultan Moulay Muhammad bin Abdullah to Carlos III, King of Spain, to work on concluding peace between Morocco and Spain, and to free the Muslim prisoners who were there at that time. He sent with him ten thousand mithqals of money to distribute to the prisoners. The author began his journey to Madrid from the port of Ceuta on the fourth of Dhul-Qa’dah in the year 1193 AH / 1779 AD, and he rode with it. A military ship prepared for him by the Spaniards went to the port of Cadiz, then he proceeded by land to San Fernando, then the city of Mería, then the capital of Seville, then Carmona, then Ecija, then Cordoba, Vandújar, then Aranjuez, then Madrid. He describes to us all the countries he passed through during his journey in a good and interesting description, and he singles out Seville and Cordoba with abundant and enjoyable descriptions, especially the historic Alcazar of Seville, which is in the Andalusian style, and the mosque. Cordoba, whose edifice was preserved by the Spaniards despite its transformation into the Great Church of Cordoba (Mezquita), by erecting temples and crosses on its sides and in the middle. Then he arrived in Madrid via Aranjuez, the resort of the Spanish kings. He met King Carlos III more than once, and spoke to him of the desire of Sultan Moulay Abdallah to conclude peace and liberate the prisoners. He visited the camp for Muslim prisoners in Segovia, distributed to them the Sultan’s financial gifts, and visited King Carlos in his summer palace. Baranjuez, and presented to him a draft treaty for peace between the two countries, and the King entrusted his answer to this draft to the Spanish ambassador to present it to the Sultan of Morocco. The Moroccan ambassador visited the Palace of El Escorial and looked at the collection of Arabic books, and at that time, according to the census of Al-Ghaziri, the owner of the catalog, there were one thousand and eight hundred manuscripts. Spain agreed to liberate the prisoners in exchange with the Spanish prisoners detained in Algeria. The ambassador also visited the city of Toledo, and then arranged for him The Spaniards took another way to return, so he went to Murcia, Cartagena, Florca, Basta, Wadi Ash, Granada, and visited the city of Alhambra in Granada, then Locha, then Turaif, and from there by sea to Ceuta. He describes to us all the great sights that he saw in those cities, especially the city of Alhambra. When he arrived in Ceuta, he stayed there for several weeks by order of the Sultan, and he was at that time with his entourage near Salé. Then he ordered the ambassador to return, so he walked to Mahalla. The Sultan, and this was at the end of Ramadan in the year 1194 AH. This book was carefully published by Professor Muhammad Al-Fassi, and was issued by the University Center (Rabat in 1965 AD).
Durum
أوراقه كثيرة الخروم ومرممة.
Mürekkep rengi
ملون
Satır sayısı
19
Yazı türü
Maghribī
