Against antiquities in translations and news (Part IV)

The book of wonders of antiquities in translations and news, or the history of Al -Jabarti, as it is called one of the most important books of history in the twelfth and thirteenth century AH, if it is not considered the only source that describes Egypt without limiting to a ruler or bias to a person. In this part, he talks about the French entry into Alexandria in 1798. On the events and news in the years 1799 and 1800. Abd al -Rahman al -Jabarti says in the introduction to this book: "I used to have papers in the incidents of the last twelfth century AH and the following from the early thirteenth in which we are in it, in which I collected some facts in total and other investigating detailed, and often the tribulations that we realized and things we saw, and went within that within that I heard it from the sheikh''s mouths received, and some of the translations of the famous notables of scholars and princes considered and mentioned from their news and conditions and some dates of their births and deaths, so I liked to collect them and restrict their ions in consistent papers arranged in the years and years to facilitate the student of the Prophet''s review, and benefit from the benefit that he calls from the benefit . ". "I used to have papers in the incidents of the last twelfth century AH and the next of the early thirteenth in which we were in which I collected some of the total and other detailed facts, and often the tribulations we realized and things we saw, and within that it went on the precedents of its reputation and from the sheikh''s mouths I received, and some translations of notables The well -known scholars and princes who are considered and mentioned from their news and conditions and some dates of their births and deaths, so I liked the collection of their reunification and restricting its ions in the categorical papers of the system arranged in the years and years; To make it easier for the student to review, and benefit from the benefit he wants. "