Arab History via Damascene Street Signs Pt. 7
Al-`Afif. An old name in reference to the `Afif mosque, that has a tomb named after Sheikh `Afif.
Al-Imam abu-Hanifa al-Na`man bin Thabet. Preacher, theologian, editor (muhaqqiq?) and mujtahid (legal interpretations based on theological sources). Born 80 A.H. Refused to be a judge out of his piety during the reign of the `Abbasid al-Mansour. Died in 150 A.H.
Al-Qaymariyye (neighborhood in the old city). A name attributed to the Greater Qaimariyye School founded in 650 A.H. by Prince Nasir al-Din al-Qaymari in the Ayyubid period. The area was named after him due to its fame.
