Al-Luqaimi Explained

Mustafa As'ad al-Luqaimi, (Arabic: مصطفى أسعد اللقيمي, 1693-1765) was an Arab traveler born in Damietta, Egypt, whose family hailed from the village of Luqaim in Hejaz. He died in Damascus. He is known for his visit to Jerusalem which he chronicled in his book Mawāniḥ al-uns bi-riḥlatī li-Wādī al-Quds; in his work, he listed the many scholars and holy men buried in the neighborhood of Mamilla. During the visit, he joined the Sufi Khalwati order at the hands of its leader Mustafa ibn Kamal ad-Din al-Bakri.

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• Book: Al-'Asali, Kamal J.. Sylvia. Auld. Robert. Hillenbrand. Yūsuf Saʻīd. Natshah. The Cemeteries of Ottoman Jerusalem. Ottoman Jerusalem: the Living City, 1517-1917. 1. 2000. Published on Behalf of The British School of Archaeology In Jerusalem in Co-operation with the Administration of Auqaf and Islamic Affairs, Jerusalem, by Altajir World of Islam Trust. 978-1-901-43503-0.
• Book: Rafeq, Abdul-Karim. Sylvia. Auld. Robert. Hillenbrand. Yūsuf Saʻīd. Natshah. Ottoman Jerusalem in the Writings of Arab Travellers. Ottoman Jerusalem: the Living City, 1517-1917. 1. 2000. The British School of Archaeology In Jerusalem in Co-operation with the Administration of Auqaf and Islamic Affairs, Jerusalem, by Altajir World of Islam Trust. 978-1-901-43503-0.