A.	D.	G.	Serial.	TITLES OF THE ANECDOTES.
				Part II, Chapter III = XXVIII: On the Excellence of Forgiveness.
f5b	f99b	f177a	1210	A preamble on the divine quality of Forgiveness. (Saná’í cited). Imám Abú Yúsuf’s suggestion to Hárúnu’r-Rashíd — forgiveness as the best punishment for the guilty.
”	”	”	1211	An instance of the Imám Ḥasan’s extraordinary self-control: he forgives and liberates a slave who accidentally scorched him.
”	f100a	”	1212	The Caliph al-Ma’mún shows forbearance, and restores Aḥmad b. ‘Urwa to office. (See T. F. S. pt. I, Ch. IV, p. 82).
f6a	*	”	1213	Another instance of al-Ma’mún’s clemency: his pardon of Fadhl b. Rabí‘.
”	”	”	1214	al-Ma’mún forgives the Shí‘a poet Di‘bil on the recitation of his famous ode (Anecdote connected with the last one).
”	”	f177b	1215	Muṣ‘ab releases a person on his improvising a eulogy.
A.	D.	G.	Serial.	TITLES OF THE ANECDOTES.
f6a	f100b	f177b	1216	al-Ma’mún’s machinations against his uncle Ibráhím b. Mahdí always averted by the latter’s pathetic appeals.
f6b	f101a	”	1217	How to suppress anger: a practical remedy suggested by a sage to a hot-tempered Muslim ruler.
f7a	”	f178a	1218	How *Músá b. ‘Uyayna saved a condemned man from the wrath of the Caliph Hárún and directed his attention to the Word of God and Tradition.
”	f101b	”	1219	Sallám-i-Abrash the poet’s plea for pardon accepted by the Caliph al-Ma’mún.
”	”	f178b	1220	The Caliph al-Ma’mún’s forgiveness of the Qádhí Yaḥyá b. Aktham.
f7b	f102a	”	1221	The Caliph as-Saffáḥ readily grants an amnesty to the people of Syria.
”	f102b	”	1222	A Persian King acts contrary to the malicious advice of a courtier, and forgives a defaulter.
f8a	”	”	1223	al-Ḥajjáj’s crocodile tears over the condemned criminals.
”	”	f179a	1224	al-Ḥajjáj forgives the Imám Sha‘bí at the intercession of Yazíd, in spite of his efforts to overthrow him and help ‘Abdu’r-Raḥmán b. al-Ash‘ath.
”	f103a	”	1225	Fadhl b. Rabí‘ as a fugitive: his experiences with the horseman, the old woman, Sháhík, and the trader who betrayed him; al-Ma’mún pardons and restores him to favour.
f8b	f104a	f179b	1226	al-Ma’mún forgives his uncle Ibráhím b. Mahdí and rewards him.
f9a	”	”	1227	Ibnu’l-Bawwáb recites a few lines written in honour of the Caliph al-Ma’mún and asks forgiveness for Ḥusayn b. Dhaḥḥák, which is granted. (See T. F. S. pt. I, Ch. IV, p. 71).
”	f104b	f180a	1228	al-Jáḥiẓ forgiven and patronised by Aḥmad b. Abí Dá’úd after the fall of Muḥammad b. ‘Abdu’l-Malik az-Zayyát. (See T. F. S. pt. I, pp. 79—80).
				The chapter ends with an apologetic note and autobiographic verses commingled with praise.