Faraj al-Rukhkhaji
فرج الرخجي
Faraj al-Rukhkhaji, Ziyad's son; a boy among Ma'n's Zabulistan captives — he told how wild-ass dust made Ma'n put the sword to them, his father bent over him saying 'kill me, not my son', till the truth of the dust stayed his hand.
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- The Early Abbasid Caliphate
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Overview
Faraj al-Rukhkhaji ibn Ziyad, who was a boy among the captives of Ma'n ibn Za'ida from Zabulistan. He used to tell that Ma'n saw a cloud of dust raised by the hooves of wild asses, took it for an army coming to seize the captives, and put the sword to them. His father bent over him saying: "Kill me and do not kill my son." Then the matter of the dust became clear and Ma'n held back. 1
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Sources
- Futuh al-Buldan — al-Baladhuri (Mu'assasat al-Ma'arif edition)
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