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 of Andalusia and which lies next to France [Ar. Faranjah]. Here he carried off a wonderful table which Mûsa ibn-Nuṣair, on his return in the year 96, offered as a present to al-Walîd ibn-ʿAbd-al-Malik in Damascus, who was sick at that time. When Sulaimân ibn-ʿAbd-al-Malik came to power, he demanded 100,000 dînârs from Mûsa ibn-Nuṣair; but when Yazîd ibn-al-Muhallab interceded in Mûsa's behalf, he was spared.

. When ʿUmar ibn-ʿAbd-al-ʿAzîz became caliph, he appointed over al-Maghrib Ismâʿîl ibn-ʿAbdallâh ibn-abi-l-Muhâjir, a freedman of the banu-Makhzûm, who behaved according to the best standards and invited the Berbers to Islâm. ʿUmar ibn-ʿAbd-al-ʿAzîz also wrote them letters to that effect, which were read to them in the different districts by Ismâʿîl. Thus did Islam prevail over al-Maghrib.

. When Yazîd ibn-ʿAbd-al-Malik assumed power, he appointed Yazîd ibn-abi-Muslim. a freedman of al-Ḥajjâj ibn-Yûsuf, over Ifrîḳiyah and al-Maghrib. The latter arrived in Ifrîḳiyah in the year 102, and had his guard of Berbers. On the hand of every guard, he inscribed the word "Guard", which act displeased them and made them impatient with him. Some of them entered into a conspiracy and agreed to kill him. One evening, he went out for the sunset prayer, and they killed him in his place of worship. Yazîd then appointed Bishr ibn-Ṣafwân al-Kalbi. Bishr beheaded ʿAbdallâh ibn-Mûsa ibn-Nuṣair in revenge for Yazîd [ibn-abi-Muslim] on the ground that he was suspected of killing him and arousing people against him.

. Hishâm ibn-ʿAbd-al-Malik