Nasb-and-the-Nawasib

إن القبائل الذين بها البربر لم يزالوا يدينون لدين الخارجية،‏ ويتدارسون مذاهبهم مجلدات تشتمل على
تآليف لئمتهم في قواعد ديانتهم وأصول عقائدهم وفروع مذاهبهم،‏ يتناقلونها ويعكفون على دراستها
قراءتها
The tribes which populate it are Berbers. They still follow the dogma of
the Khārijīs; they study their dogma and views from volumes of books
authored by their scholars elaborating upon the fundamentals of dogma
and secondary day to day issues. They impart these books and dedicate
their lives to studying them. 1
2
• Damar
Al-Ayyūbī has made mention of the existence of the Khawārij there. 3
4
• Ruzayqā
Al-Ayyūbī has made mention of the Khārijī existence there. 5
6
• Zanzaqā
Al-Ayyūbī has made mention of the Khārijī presence there. 7
1 Tārīkh Ibn Khaldūn 6/161, also see: 6/447, 543.
2 I have not come across a description of Damar in the references I have at my disposal, but the
Damar Mountain is the first range of mountains amongst many which connect each other. It starts
from Qābus and Ṭarābulus and ends at Fās and Ṣafāqus in the West. It is as lengthy as seven Marāḥil
(560 km approx.) and between it and the mountain range of Nafūsah is three Marāḥil (150 km approx.).
See: Muʿjam al-Buldān 1/378, 2/463; Muʿjam mā Ustuʿjim 2/556; Tārīkh Ibn Khaldūn 6/187; Nuzhah al-
Mushtāq fī Ikhtirāq al-Ᾱfāq 1/299.
3 Miḍmār al-Ḥaqāʾiq wa Sirr al-Khalāʾiq 1/54.
4 I have not come across any definition of this place in the references at my disposal.
5 Miḍmār al-Ḥaqāʾiq wa Sirr al-Khalāʾiq 1/54.
6 I have not come across any definition of this place in the references at my disposal.
7 Miḍmār al-Ḥaqāʾiq wa Sirr al-Khalāʾiq 1/54.
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