Sabil asch-Shurbadschi
The Sabil asch-Shurbadschi ( Arabic سبيل الشوربجي Sabil asch-Shurbadschi ) is an Ottoman fountain (Sebil) in the old city of Jerusalem .
Surname
The Sabil asch-Shurbadschi got its name after its builder Abd al-Karim asch-Shurbadschi.
geography
The Sabil asch-Shurbadschi ⊙ is located 90 m south of the Damascus Gate ⊙ . On its east side, Al Wad Street leads south-east to the Western Wall ⊙ . On the west side of the Sabils the road leads Suq Khan ez-time in a southerly direction into the Christian Quarter to the Church of the Redeemer ⊙ , the Holy Sepulcher ⊙ , for Muristan ⊙ , then to the Armenian Quarter to St. Mark's Church ⊙ on the western side of the street and finally into the Jewish Quarter toHurva Synagogue ⊙ on the east side of the street.
description
The Sabil is a small cubic building with a flat dome. On the north side there is a niche framed by a pointed arch . Street signs were placed in the right gusset by the Jerusalem city council. The pointed arch is decorated with red and cream colored vaulted stones. In the niche are two barred windows that used to be used to dispense water. Above the window there is a marble slab with an inscription. The lower part of the niche is protected from rubbish deposits and other vandalism with a close-meshed wire mesh. A small door on the east side allows entry into the building. There is a small rectangular window above the door. Shops are built on the west and south sides.
The interior of the Sabil asch-Shurbadschi forms a single room with a basin made of marble and colored stone. When the sabil was converted into a mosque, a mihrāb was added inside on the south wall .
inscription
The inscription:
“Abd al-Karim asch-Shurbadschi built this sabil so that thirsty people can drink. For this deed he hoped for reward, blessings and mercy from Allah the Glorious. Beloved and adored, set off and say: It is a drink from paradise or from a spring. "
The numerical value of the letters in the last line adds up to 1097. That is the year according to the Islamic calendar (corresponds to 1685) in which the well was built.
Water supply
The sabil was supplied with water from a cistern opposite . The water was transported from the cistern to the Sabil by a water carrier.
history
A waqfiyya (deed of foundation) that has been preserved shows that the money for the fountain was donated in 1685 by Massid asch-Shurbadschi. It should be open to all visitors and distribute water to them free of charge. In this Waqfiyya three and a half businesses in the area are named, whose income is supposed to contribute to the maintenance of the Sabil.
- Income (per year):
- 12 qirsch from the whole stone-built shop that meets the Sabil, the door of which is to the east and looks out onto the street.
- 8 qirsch from the whole stone shop in the Bab-al-Amud district, which borders the donor's shop to the west and a street to the south and east, with a free space to the north.
- 4 qirsch from the whole warehouse opposite the Sabil, which contains the cistern that collects the water for the Sabil.
- 1.5 qirsch from half of the stone shop in the same district that is part of the Waqf of the Dome of the Rock. The shop is adjacent to a coffee shop owned by the donor to the south, a soap factory to the east and north, and the street to the west.
- Total income: 25.5 qirsch
- Expenditures (per year):
- 6 qirsch for Sheikh ʿAli ibn Shuʿib as the person responsible for the Sabil. He has the duty to clean the basin, to mop the floor, to open and close the building and to illuminate the Sabil in the months of Ramadan and Shabān .
- 18 qirsch for al- Hādj Ibrahim ibn al-Hādj Hussain as a water carrier who brings water to the Sabil in summer and winter.
- 1.5 qirsch of which 1 qirsch for the annual purchase of oil for lighting and half a qirsch for repairs.
- Total expenditure: 25.5 qirsch
In 1953 the post of person in charge of the Sabil was vacant. The Sabil came under the administration of the Waqf . The owners of the neighboring houses and shops fought against the fact that the Sabil was rented out as a shop. It was neglected and deteriorated. In 1966 he was supplied with an electric line. In 1969 the Sabil was converted into a small mosque. Now some repairs were made, the interior was given a mihrāb, and a crescent moon was placed on the dome. In 1985 the close-meshed wire mesh was installed in front of the niche to prevent dirt and rubbish from collecting in the niche.
literature
- Anthony Assetto, Cassidy Hobbs, Joshua Lessard, Judith Bing: Ottoman Sabils of Jerusalem , Drexel University, 2010 online, pdf
Web links
- Masjid Sabil Shurbaji two small films show the outside and inside of the Sabil
- Sabil (Fountain) al-Shurbaji detailed description of the fountain
- Les Fontaines overview of different Sabile of Jerusalem with explanatory films
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d e f g Ottoman Sabils of Jerusalem at drexel.edu. Retrieved June 26, 2020.
- ↑ a b The "Ottoman Fountain" in Jerusalem at theologische-links.de. Retrieved June 26, 2020.
- ^ A b Max Küchler : Jerusalem: A manual and study travel guide to the Holy City. Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, Göttingen 2007, ISBN 978-3-525-50170-2 , p. 520.
- ↑ Sabil asch-Schurbadschi at OSM. Retrieved June 26, 2020.
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