^{سجلات محكمة القدس الشريعة، سجل رقم 149} Sharia Court Registers of Jerusalem, Register no. 149

This is the first volume of a series of publications about the registers of the Sharia courts of Al-Quds/Jerusalem during the Ottoman period. There are altogether 412 registers, dating from the period from 1529 to 1909. These registers are valuable first-hand sources that record cases reflecting life in Al-Quds/Jerusalem, relations between the local administration and the people, economic, social, etc. relations between the people partly with respect to their faith and sect of affiliation and social status, and information on many other subjects which, when added to that provided in other sources, would constitute a solid and reliable base for studies in history. In his Introduction, Dr. Rabaia explains his methodology and the types of information he has extracted from the registers.