ʾIlâm-en-Nâs: Historical Tales and Anecdotes of the Time of the Early Khalîfahs

Abbasside Abd-el-Málik Abu-Bekr Abu-Zarr Allâh Amîr amongst answered Arabian Arabic language Arabs army art thou asked Author Balkîs beauty behold Benu-'Omeyyah brother brought camel Christian Commander Cornhill cried Crown 8vo Damascus daughter death Demy 8vo descended died A.H. dinârs dost thou Edition el-Básrah el-Hajjâj el-Kûfah el-Máhdy el-Mansûr el-Medînah el-Walîd el-Yémen es-Saffâh exclaimed Faithful father genii hand Hásan heard heart Heraclius Himyarite Hishâm Hud-hud Ibrahîm Ikrimah Imâm Irâk Jábalah journey Ka'abah kasidah Khâlid Khalifah Khalifate Khuzaimah King Solomon Kuraish Kurân letter London Marwân Mekkah MORTIMER COLLINS Muâwiyah Muhammad Muslim Neustria night Omar ordered Othmân Paternoster Row poem praise present Price Prince professed el-Islám Prophet recited reign replied Sảîd saluted saying sent slave slave-girl soul story Sulaimân surname Syria thee thou art thou hast thousand dirhems thyself took Translated TRANSLATOR'S PREFATORY NOTE tribe truth uncle unto verily vols whilst wilt words young