Zulqarneen’s Person, Name, Trade, and Tomb.—He was of a middling stature; had a white-and-red complexion; his head and eyes were large, and his hair black. It is reported in the Akhbâr-uz-zamân that his original name was Hermes, and that after traversing the East and the West, and seeing and experiencing the ups and downs of the world, he had been surnamed Zulqarneen. He was quarrelsome, and submissive [to destiny?], but greatly enjoyed political and religious wars. He was a basket-maker by trade, thus supported himself with his family, and gave away in alms whatever exceeded these wants.