Corpus Inscriptionum Arabicarum Palaestinae

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In the coui Ward of the village Sti kUs houso Schumachor found 'bosicleromains of Columns ... a fragment of a clefaceri Arabic inscription in the year 74l of the Hegira. I took an impression of this inscriptionV-he writes in anote-'but tinfortunatoly it was clostroyed by an involuntary bath in crossing the Jor lan. I hope to restore it lator.' Wo stiali come back to this inscriptionfrom whicli Schumactior scenis to have falleri to prepare another 'Abhlatach. VSChumacher mentions this inscription whilo clescribing tho Greek inscription

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of the placo, but mention is macte of the molintain pass lea ling to it froni the gorge of the Yarmuk. Here is what Qqui, who summarire t the prorious

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Fiq was also famous in the mi lille ages hecause of iis monastery whicli the Isiamic gui te to the convenis anil monasterios calis Dor PIq. Stimus ti s l0 hcentury hitab ad barat Bagii lacl l95 l) is a very important document fortho position of the monastic institutions unctor Isiam, sonae 3 Centurios uter the Isiamic conquest, anil for the function whicli many of theso institutions fultilleo in the Mustini sociat life . The monasterios that Sliabus ti lisis in his mille are mainly those that continue t to pro luce MCoholiC bovoragos, Particularly wino. The clo talis abolit this pro luction antl the reporis abolit the

timo to time also for the love of young Christian boys) are very instructive for aluating the clogi eo of observing one of the important Isiamic ordinances the prohibition of wine anil othor alcoholic cli inks. On the Monastery of