About Al-Luqaimi
Lived 1693 – 1765 (aged 71–72). Al-Luqaimi was a writer, poet, traveler and author.
Mustafa As'ad al-Luqaimi, (, 1693-1765) was an Arab traveler born in Damietta, Egypt, whose family hailed from the village of Luqaim in Hejaz. He died in Damascus. He is known for his visit to Jerusalem which he chronicled in his book Mawāniḥ al-uns bi-riḥlatī li-Wādī al-Quds; in his work, he listed the many scholars and holy men buried in the neighborhood of Mamilla. During the visit, he joined the Sufi Khalwati order at the hands of its leader Mustafa ibn Kamal ad-Din al-Bakri.
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Who was Al-Luqaimi?
Arab traveler from Egypt (1693–1765)
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Al-Luqaimi was born in 1693 in Damietta.
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Al-Luqaimi died in 1765 in Damascus.
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Al-Luqaimi was a writer, poet, traveler and author.
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