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Mamluk Ribat in Palestine, Israel
The Ribat of Sultan al-Mansur Qalawun (Arabic: رباط المنصور قلاوون) (Hebrew: ריבאט של הסולטן אלמנסור קלאוון), or simply al-Ribat al-Mansuri or al-Mansuriyya. It is a ribat (refuge for the poor of Sufis) that was given by (Waqf) the Mamluk Sultan of Egypt Al-Mansur Qalawun to the poor and visitors of Jerusalem in the year 681 AH / 1282 AD, as can be seen from an inscription above the door of the ribat. Alaa al-Din Al-Basir supervised its construction. It is one of the few royal institutions built outside Al-Aqsa Mosque. A number of sheikhs supervised it.[1][2][3]
Description[edit]
The Mansuri Ribat is located on the western side of the Holy Mosque and overlooks Bab al-Nazir Street, which connects Al-Qadi Road to Al-Aqsa Mosque.[3] The ribat consists of an open courtyard surrounded by a number of rooms and cells. A mosque has been attached to it. It is reached through an arched entrance leading to its doors, which have a cross-vaulted ceiling. The porch, in turn, leads to the open courtyard, rooms, cells, and the mosque. In the late Ottoman era and early 20th century, this ribat was transformed into a prison, and it was called Habs al-Ribat “Ribat Prison.”[3] Afro-Palestinians residents began to reside in the ribat due to its proximity to Al-Aqsa Mosque, where they took over guarding and caring for it and providing services to its visitors. Over time, the ribat became attached to the African community, which established a community association there.[3] Then it was used in the late Ottoman era as a residence, and it remains so until now. Several families of Takarta Sudanese live there, as does Ribat al-Basir. A number of rooms have recently been added to it inside the open courtyard.[4]
Modern day[edit]
Members of the African community have submitted a request to rehabilitate the buildings located on the western side of the ribat, which are used as a community center. The Taawon Association has invested US$237,278 in rehabilitating the place, where all floors were repaved using stone tiles, and reorganized to synthesize historical patterns inspired by the Islamic architectural heritage, with the introduction of an attic, and the reorganization of the main lobby to accommodate a sewing workshop and a music workshop, each of which was surrounded by soundproof walls. The rehabilitation operations also directed towards rehabilitating the center's infrastructure, installing surveillance cameras, cooling and mechanical ventilation systems, a computer network and fire alarms, as well as expanding the electricity and water supply networks.[3]
The comprehensive rehabilitation project came at a time when there was an urgent need for this type of activity, according to what was stated by the executive director of the African Community Association. Although the association attempted to rehabilitate the headquarters with a youth initiative in the past, the initial rehabilitation efforts were unable to meet the comprehensive needs of the center, which was damaged by Israeli excavation work in the surrounding areas and by environmental factors such as high humidity levels. The African Community Association project came from the real need for the association to expand its programs to provide development interventions directed at children and youth, all of which required increasing the center's capacity and improving its infrastructure.[3]
Despite the many challenges that befell the rehabilitation work provided by the program, including a month-long disruption caused by the Israeli authorities under the pretext of their desire to “verify the rehabilitation mechanism,” this activity succeeded in enabling the African Community Association to continue expanding its programs. The association recently introduced a sewing workshop that raised the economic standard of living for ten women and their families who live in the Old City of Jerusalem. Young residents of the Old City benefited from the rehabilitation work, as Muhammad Abdel Fattah, one of the young people residing in the area, took advantage of the restoration work to persuade members of the Jerusalem Cinema Club to organize filming films for young people.[3]
The rehabilitation work also contributed to enabling residents from outside the African community to use the place, which strengthened the ties and interaction between the residents of the old town. After restoration, the place has today become a center for activities and meetings and for the implementation of social and cultural events. Examples of these activities include the monthly meeting organized by the “Club Zendi", during which 100 young men and women gather, as well as dance and music training organized by the Dream Youth Band, where 60 young men and women participate in each training.[3]
Through follow-up with residents of the area surrounding the ribat, the project has significantly raised the level of cultural and social activities that take place within the community center. The residents have indicated that these activities contribute to strengthening community cohesion and raising the level of public awareness and community participation.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ مسالك الأبصار 1/161. الأنس الجليل 2/43، 89، خطط الشام 6/149. المفصل في تاريخ القدس/241. بلادنا فلسطين- في بيت المقدس 1/261، 262. بلدانية فلسطين العربية /278.
- ^ Burgoyne, 1987, p. 131
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "الرباط المنصوري". التعاون (in Arabic). 2015-03-03. Retrieved 2024-02-22.
- ^ Raif Yousef Najm and others: Treasures of Jerusalem (كنوز القدس), Amman: Aal al-Bayt Foundation, 1983, 1st edition, p.