Salim ibn Qutayba
سالم بن قتيبة
Counselled al-Mansur on Abu Muslim with the verse against a partner-god — 'a hearing ear, indeed' 1.
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Salim ibn Qutayba, a man whom al-Mansur asked about the affair of Abu Muslim. He answered him with a verse that exalts God above having any partner. al-Mansur said: "That is enough, Ibn Qutayba; you have lodged it in a listening ear" 2.
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- Muruj al-Dhahab — al-Masʼudi, p. 278
- Muruj al-Dhahab — al-Masʼudi, p.278
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