Nijm al-Subh;

On the strain of Saqlawi al-‘Abd and its relationship with Saqlawi Nijm al-Subh (Marzaqani)

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The Saqlawi al-‘Abd strain is relevant to Arabians in the USA because two main foundation mares, the desert-bred Davenport imports *Urfah and *Wadduda are from it. I am now realizing that it may be related to the strain of Saqlawi Nijm al-Subh, which is present in Syria among the Shammar’s Marazeeq clan under the name … Read more

Saqlawi Nijm al-Subh in the Abbas Pasha Manuscript and today

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Each of the eleven chapters of the Abbas Pasha Manuscript in its Arabic version starts with a table. The table lists the titles of the accounts on every marbat and the page number where the account begins. Sometimes the title includes information not present in the body of the account. There are six sections under … Read more