Wasit city in the perspective of German Orientalists

Abstract

The German school was distinguished by its devoid of religious and colonial aims, and its distance from the spirit of hostility against Islam, despite the presence of ambiguity in the understanding of Islamic history, as a result of the speculations and varying interpretations of historical events contained in Arab sources due to sectarian and sectarian conflicts and differences. The German school was also distinguished by its abundance of production and its acquisition of many manuscripts. Which influenced Eastern historical studies, and the interest of Orientalist studies in the history of Wasit was clear, as the Germans were not satisfied with what the sources contained in writings about the history of the city of Wasit, but there was interest in the results of archaeological missions. To the ruins of the ancient city of Wasit, for the purpose of obtaining new information or confirming what was written in the Arab sources about the history of the city, and to see the progress achieved by Islamic architecture at that time, which appeared in their studies on the history of the Arab Islamic state, which included writings on the history of the city. Wasit. The German orientalists were interested in identifying the real reasons for building the city of Wasit. The presence of pilgrims in the province of Iraq and the wide powers they enjoyed in administration was the most important factor in accelerating the construction of the city and making it a center for administration and conquests in the Islamic East.