Selections from the histories of Taqi al-Din al-Maqrizi

The author of this book is the famous historian Taqi al-Din Ahmad ibn Ali ibn Abd al-Qadir ibn Muhammad ibn Ibrahim al-Maqrizi, one of the most prominent historians of Islamic Egypt. Al-Maqrizi was born in Cairo to a family whose roots traced back to the city of Baalbek. He was named "al-Maqrizi" after his great-grandfather, who resided in the Maqarizi neighborhood there. Al-Maqrizi was distinguis...