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was busy thinking of his affair, a man came in to him and said to him: “O Commander of the
faithful, I have a piece of advice.” Al‐Rashid said to Herthema: “Listen to what he says.” The man
refused to tell him anything, saying: “It is among the secrets of the Caliph.” So al‐Rashid ordered
him not to leave his place until he had finished one of his affairs. Having finished the affair, he
sent for him. The man asked al‐Rashid to order the people to leave the place, and he ordered
those sitting with him to leave, and said to him:
‐Give me what you have!
‐Provided that you should protect me from the black and the red!
‐Yes, and I shall treat you well! ‐I was in one of Helwan inns and saw Yehya b. ‘Abd Allah wearing a
thick woolen jubbah and a thick woolen cloak. Some people were with him. They stop (at a place)
when he stops (at the place) and leave (it) when he leaves (it). They sit far from him, that they
may delude him who sees them that they do not recognize him (Yehya), nor are they his helpers.”
Al‐Rashid said: “Do you recognize Yehya?” “In the past,” replied the man, “and that made my
knowledge of him certain when I saw him yesterday.” “Describe him to me,” commanded al‐
Rashid. The man fully described him to him.
Al‐Rashid said: “That is he! Have you heard him saying anything?” The man answered: “I did not
hear him saying anything except that I have seen him. I have seen his retainer I had known. When
it was time to prayer the servant brought him a washed garment, and he worn it. Then Yehya took
off a woolen jubbah and gave it to him to wash it. Then he performed a prayer after the
declination of the sun. I think that he performed the afternoon prayer. He prolonged the first two
(ruk’as) and canceled the last two ones.”
Al‐Rashid said: “How good your father is! What you have memorized is good! That was the
afternoon prayer, and that was its time with the people. May Allah reward you well and thank
your effort. So who are you and where are you from?”
“I am one of the subjects of this state. I am from Meru; and my house is in the City of Peace
(Baghdad).” Al‐Rashid became grieved. Painful thoughts and bitter suspicions occupied his mind.
He thought for a long time of that; and then he concluded that there was no way before him
except battle.
F. Al‐Fedl goes out to war against him
Harun entrusted al‐Fedl b. Yehya with warring against Yehya b. ‘Abd Allah. He supplied him with
an army of fifty thousand fighters headed by brave military high‐ranking commanders. He
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