رِباط رامِشت: خدمات و اقدامات تاجري ايراني در مكه در سده ششم هجري

Ribāã –i Rāmisht: A Study of Works and Services of an Iranian

ابو القاسم رامِشت (د 534)، تاجر خيّر ايراني، در مكه و اماكن ديگر آثار ممتاز و ماندگاري از خود به جاي گذاشت. خدمات وي در شهر مكه، مانند ساختن رباطي كه كاركرد پژوهشي و آموزشي داشت، تهيه جامه كعبه و ساختن ناودان طلا براي آن، در منابع كهن عربي، برخلاف منابع فارسي زبان، بازتاب به نسبت گسترده‌اي يافته است. اين نوشتار با گردآوري اطلاعات پراكنده مرتبط با رامشت، در صدد است اين ايراني گمنام در عصر حاضر و مشهور در عصر خويش را بازشناسي نمايد تا از خلال اين بررسي، گوشه‌اي از سهم ايرانيان در شكوفايي و استمرار تمدن اسلامي بازنمايانده گردد.

Abul-Qasim Ramesht(d.534 AH) was a generous Iranian merchant who left lasting and prominent works in Mecca and other places, including the institution of a rib?t (fortress) that was a place for investigation and education; the preparation of kiswat al Kaʹaba (Kaʹaba’s cover) and building a golden gutter for it. Although his achievements have been depicted in the Arabic sources, his biography and the description of his works were not hinted at Persian sources. This paper, by collecting the scattered information about Abul-QasimRamesht, attempts to introduce his Iranian merchant who is unknown today but was famous at his time. Thereby, to illuminate a part of Iraniansʹ contribution in the prosperity of Islamic civilization