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unusual facts about Irfan Shahid


Beit Sawa

According to historian Irfan Shahid, who specializes in Byzantine history, it is possible that Beit Sawa was the site of the Damascene monastery of Sawa al-Haykal.


Namara inscription

It has been described by Irfan Shahid as ""the most important Arabic inscription of pre-Islamic times" and by Kees Versteegh as "the most famous Arabic inscription".


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