Tafsīr kitāb al-ʿilal تفسير كتاب العلل Sākhīyūs al-Qass ساخيوس القس
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Compendium of natural philosophy attributed to the Greek Pythagorean sage Apollonius of Tyana (Ἀπολλώνιος ὁ Τυανεύς, here transliterated بلينوس, fl. 1st century). The text is presented as a translation and commentary by a certain priest Sākhīyūs resident at Nablus (ساخيوس القس الذي منزل بنابلس; ...
Risālah fī tadbīr safar al-ḥajj رسالة في تدبير سفر الحج Qusṭā ibn Lūqā قسطا بن لوقا
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Treatise on hygiene and diet for pilgrims by Qusṭā ibn Lūqā (قسطا بن لوقا; ca 820-912) written for the vizier Abū Muḥammad al-Ḥasan ibn Makhlad ibn al-Jarrāḥ (أبو محمد الحسن بن مخلد بن الجراح, d. 882). The treatise is also known by the title Treatise on the Regimen of Bodies During Travel for Sa...