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ʿAlāʼ ad-Dīn al-Baṣīr was a mamluk who became an emir. He was a supervisor of Jerusalem's waqf charitable endowments

Names
• ʿAlā ad-Dīn al-Baṣīr (): is a nickname that means "astute, insightful" (). • ʿAlā ad-Dīn Aydughdī ar-Ruknī (): may refer to Baybars (), a Mamlūk sultan whom he served. He is not to be confused with ʿAlā ad-Dīn Aydughdī ibn ʿAbdallāh al-Kubakī (al-Kabakī), buried in the Kubakiyya mausoleum in the Mamilla Cemetery. == Legacy ==
Legacy
He was responsible for a number of building projects in Jerusalem. Some places in the city bear his name. • Aladdin Ribat (ʿAlā ad-Dīn al-Baṣīr Ribat) / al-Baṣīrī Mosque, a ribat outside the Inspector's Gate. During its construction, he used his cane as a yardstick and found a measurement mistake that sighted people overlooked. It includes his tomb/shrine and homes to a community of Afro-Palestinians. • Inspector's Gate (ʿAlā ad-Dīn al-Baṣīr Gate) was named after the ribat. • Aladdin Street: named after the ribat. • al-Būṣayrī Sabil (al-Baṣīr Sabil), a sebil (fountain) named after him. • Ablution Gate and the Ablution Place west (outside) of the gate: restored by him. He also built structures in Hebron: • A bathhouse: He drew up its plan while he was blind. • A storage installation () for wheat and barley. == References ==
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