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ن ب ل س

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This entry discusses the place name Nablus, its geographical features, historical significance, and its association with religious beliefs, particularly among Jews and Samaritans. It also notes that several scholars were attributed to this place.

Derived headwords

نَابُلُسname
  1. 1.
    Nablusmodern

    A famous city in Palestine, situated between two mountains. It is elongated rather than wide, with abundant water. It is ten parasangs from Jerusalem and has a large district.

نَابَverb
  1. 1.
    to approachclassical

    To come near or approach something.

لَسَverb
  1. 1.
    to lickclassical

    To lick something with the tongue.

مُحَدِّثِينnoun
  1. 1.
    hadith scholarsboth

    Scholars who specialize in the study and narration of hadith (sayings and actions of the Prophet Muhammad).

Parallel reading

وأصله: ناب لس: بلد مشهور بأرض فلسطين، بين جبلين، مستطيل لا عرض له، كثير الماء، بينه وبين بيت المقدس عشرة فراسخ، وله كورة واسعة، وبظاهره جبل يعتقد اليهود أن الذبح كان عليه، وعندهم أن الذبيح إسحاق، ولهم في هذا الجبل إعتقاد عظيم، وهو مذكور في التوراة، والسامرة تصلى إليه، وبه عين تحت كهف يزورونه، وقد نسب إليه جماعة من المحدثين، والعجب من المصنف كيف ترك ذكره، مع أنه يورده إستطرادا في مواضع من كتابه.
And its origin is: Nab Las: a famous city in the land of Palestine, between two mountains, elongated with no width, abundant in water. It is ten parasangs from Jerusalem and has a vast district. On its outskirts is a mountain which the Jews believe was the site of the sacrifice, and they hold that the one sacrificed was Isaac. They have great reverence for this mountain, and it is mentioned in the Torah. The Samaritans pray towards it, and there is a spring beneath a cave which they visit. A group of hadith scholars have been attributed to it. It is strange that the author omitted its mention, even though he includes it incidentally in various places in his book.
ناب لس: بلد مشهور بأرض فلسطين، بين جبلين، مستطيل لا عرض له، كثير الماء
Nablus: a famous city in the land of Palestine, between two mountains, elongated with no width, abundant in water.
بينه وبين بيت المقدس عشرة فراسخ
It is ten parasangs from Jerusalem.
وله كورة واسعة
And it has a vast district.
وبظاهره جبل يعتقد اليهود أن الذبح كان عليه
On its outskirts is a mountain which the Jews believe was the site of the sacrifice.
وعندهم أن الذبيح إسحاق
And they hold that the one sacrificed was Isaac.
ولهم في هذا الجبل إعتقاد عظيم
They have great reverence for this mountain.
وهو مذكور في التوراة
And it is mentioned in the Torah.
والسامرة تصلى إليه
The Samaritans pray towards it.
وبه عين تحت كهف يزورونه
And there is a spring beneath a cave which they visit.
وقد نسب إليه جماعة من المحدثين
A group of hadith scholars have been attributed to it.
والعجب من المصنف كيف ترك ذكره
It is strange that the author omitted its mention.
مع أنه يورده إستطرادا في مواضع من كتابه
Even though he includes it incidentally in various places in his book.