D. | G. | Serial. | TITLES OF THE ANECDOTES. |
Part II, Chapter XII = XXXVII: On the Excellence of Courage. | |||
f139a | f201b | 1381 | A preamble on the real meaning of courage, as opposed to rashness; ‘Alí, the Lion of God, famed for his valour. |
f139b | f202a | 1382 | How ‘Amr b. Ma‘díkarib overcomes a party of the Arabs, and kills them and releases the victims. (T. F. S. as the source). |
” | ” | 1383 | The duel between ‘Alí and ‘Amr b. ‘Abd Wadd on the eve of the Battle of the Ditch. |
D. | G. | Serial. | TITLES OF THE ANECDOTES. |
f140b | f202b | 1384 | ‘Abdu’llah b. Ṭáhir’s observation on the forces of al-Amín. |
” | ” | 1385 | How ‘Abdu’llah b. Ṭáhir got the title of Dhu’l-Yamínayn or Ambidexter. |
” | ” | 1386 | al-Mu‘taṣim’s order to Afshín to suppress Bábak and his Khurramites. |
” | ” | 1387 | The revolt of Naṣr b. Musayyab and al-Ma’mún’s efforts to put it down; the high-mindedness of the Ambidexter shown on that occasion. |
f141a | f203a | 1388 | The strength of al-Mu‘taṣim displayed in killing a tiger single-handed. |
” | ” | 1389 | Another feat of the same: he drags a mule out of a pit. |
” | ” | 1390 | Archers, the pick of the army, as described in presence of Núshírwán. |
” | ” | 1391 | Bahrám Gúr’s excellence in the art of archery. (The Ta’ríkh-i-Mulúk-i-‘Ajam as the source, see above p. 56). |
” | ” | 1392 | A notable of the Baní Shaybán in the tent of Muhalhil, his skill in shooting arrows, his theft and Zayd-i-Injíl’s offer of the spoil taken from the tribe of Baní Tamím. |
141b | f203b | 1393 | The advíce of a warrior to his son. |
The chapter ends with a splendid encomium on the Wazír. |