Scientific Publications

A report on the political, religious, and economic conditions in the Hijaz during the 10th century AH, based on contemporary sources.

The Ottomans had an urgent need to emphasize their religious identity since the submission of the Hijaz to their subordination. This mainly concerned the issues regarding the legitimate entitlement of the Ottoman Sultan to lead Muslims and the service of the Two Holy Mosques. On these bases, The Hijaz had built its political, economic, and religious pillars. Consequently, the Sharif of Mecca, the highest political authority in the Hijaz, was granted wide powers in the administration; his authority even overshadowed the authority of Ottoman rulers. However, the Ottomans were desperate to retain the Jeddah and, to a lesser extent, the Medina port for trade regulation and pilgrim traffic.

The First Saudi State in Al-Jabarti’s History

The history of the First Saudi State has been encountering a lot of severe deformities by some schemers who denounced the State’s call for reformation. Therefore, it is important to investigate a series of documented academic studies through the records of some fair and unprejudiced historians. Al-Jabarti’s history, characterized by the title “The History of Wonders of Archeology in Translations and News”, is one of the most significant sources of the history of the First Saudi State; its author lived Mohammed Ali’s fights against the Arabian Peninsula. He also provided enough information about the Egyptian vision on late the First Saudi State. In his work, Al-Jabarti recorded all possible events related to the First Saudi State from (1217H-1802) to (1236H-1821), after the end of the First Saudi State, showing the echoes of these events in Egypt. The significance of this studie is clearly seen in the records of Al-Jabarti’s History which is considered a witness of the events of the First Saudi State.

On the town of Kuwait and its island of Failaka in November 1839: A first translation and initial review of Thomas Edmonds' report

The study aims to translate a British report recorded by Thomas Edmunds, an assistant officer of the East India Company “EIC”, into Arabic and provide it with annotations and a preliminary post-analysis. The report was not translated previously in the Kuwaiti Academic field, and it is relevant to diverse societal and environmental aspects of Kuwat Town and its Failaka Island in November 1839. Numerous questions are examined on the report; the most prominent of which are as follows: where is the report’s holograph preserved? Was the report subjected to an editing-typing process in later English primary and/or secondary sources? If so, was it summarized and/or revised in such sources? Has it been used in contemporary Arabic and English academic studies? What are circumstances that led to the report’s formation? What are life’s observed details of the town and island? To approach T. Edmunds’ observations and his own linguistic expressions the study relies on three varied methods. Last but not least, The study draws several results in addition to a recommendation. Most prominent of the earlier are various life’s activities of the town and the island in terms of social, economic and political forms. Keywords: history, Kuwait, Failaka, Edmunds, Britian.

Mīzāb al-Kaʿba “Gutter of the Kaʿba” (a historical and cultural study)

The Holy Kaaba is the most pure architecture known to humanity throughout the length and breadth of time, and the most wonderful view in history in terms of prestige and dignity. The Holy Kaaba consists of buildings and small parts, each of which has its own name. Among those parts is the gutter of the Holy Kaaba. The gutter is the part fixed to the roof of the Kaaba on the northern side, between the Syrian and Iraqi corners, extending towards al-Hijr, and draining the water collected on the roof of the Kaaba when rain falls or washing the surface to the Hijr of the Kaaba. Since its presence, in the building of Quraysh until the Saudi era, it passed with the attention of Muslim rulers, enabled by Allah to serve His Sacred House through the ages, through repairs at times, restoration at other times, and replacement and change in some cases whenever the need arises. This research is concerned with tracking the historical and cultural development of the gutter of the Kaaba in the Saudi era, and demonstrating the Saudi leadership’s preservation of its restoration, repair, and change, relying on the inductive, analytical, historical approach, through documents of the Mamluk era, a group of sources, and ancient and modern references. The research reached some results out of which are; the term gutter was mentioned in documents of the Mamluk era with the words “Mīzāb” or “Mīzrāb” to denote, in the same sense referred to, the channel placed in the floor of roofs and protrudes from the building wall to drain rainwater; it is one of the most important works of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Fahd - May Allah have mercy on him - during the comprehensive restoration of the Holy Kaaba. He replaced its old gutter installed during the reign of the Ottoman Sultan Abdul Majeed I in 1276H / 1860G, with a new gutter of the same sizes. In addition, so as to increase the strength and durability of the gutter, the same quality of wood used in roofing the roof of the Holy Kaaba and its three inner columns during its comprehensive restoration was chosen, which is teak wood.

Islamic Antiquities: Definition and Classification

This research showing the Islamic Archaeology and its charactaristics, and archaeological sites and cities, and decorated arts which created in the Islamic cites. This research aimes to studying the Islamic archaeology and its types, definates its decorative, and architectural elements; in trying to enrichment the archaeological research with this study and makes it easier for the researcher to obtain a brief and comprehensive knowledge of their types. This study contains photoghraphies showing some types to helps understanding and classificying it.

Google Earth and exploring the sites of archaeological stone structures in the north, northwest, and west of Saudi Arabia

Abstract: This article discusses the usage of Google Earth for exploration in the field of archaeological research. Through its various editions (web platform, computer programs, mobile applications, etc.), it provides high-resolution images that help in the exploration of new archaeological sites in different regions. The article reviews some selected examples of stone structures in the north, northwest, and west of Saudi Arabia that Google Earth has helped to explore and identify. The article seeks to evaluate the feasibility of using Google Earth in archaeological research and to what extent it contributes to finding solutions to the challenges of field archaeological surveys in vast desert areas that are difficult to survey and explore by ground survey. The article focuses on providing scientific material in Arabic for specialists, enthusiasts, and students of archaeology on the usage of Google Earth in the field of archaeological research of stone structures in Saudi Arabia to build scientific knowledge in Arabic to keep pace with modern scientific advances in the field of archaeological survey. Keywords: archaeology, Google Earth, satellite images, stone structures, exploration, archaeological survey, archaeological sites, archaeological excavations.

موقع الجمل شمال مدينة سكاكا أقدم موقع نحت بارز بالعالم

الكتابات المسمارية في جزيرة فيلكا خلال الألف الثانية قبل الميلاد

أرض قطر جسر للتبادل التجاري والتلاقي الحضاري - الثقافي في محيطها الجغرافي في التاريخ القديم

تحوُّر الشخصيات التاريخية ... شخصية أبي رغال نموذجًا دراسة في النص والسياق التاريخي