Hanzala ibn Khalid, Abu Malik
حنظلة بن خالد أبو مالك
Hanzala ibn Khalid al-Tamimi, Abu Malik of Qazwin; he worked till all of Dastaba — long split between Rayy and Hamadhan — was joined to Qazwin, and hearing a fellow townsman say 'I won it over, I Abu Malik', answered 'rather you ruined it, you Abu Halik (father of ruin)'.
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Hanzala ibn Khalid al-Tamimi, known as Abu Malik, from Qazvin, mentioned by al-Baladhuri in "The Conquests of the Lands". 1.
The matter of Dastabi
Al-Baladhuri reports that he worked until all of Dastabi was assigned to Qazvin, after it had been divided between al-Rayy and Hamadhan. A man of his own town heard him say: "I gathered it, and I am Abu Malik." He answered him: "Rather, you have ruined it, and you are Abu Halik." 1.
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Sources
- Futuh al-Buldan — al-Baladhuri (Mu'assasat al-Ma'arif edition)
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