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196 cheek from the earth until he has been written to and ordered to restore the village." So the scribes wrote, and he remained with his cheek laid upon the ground that he might hear the words of the Lord who created him and surrounded him with good things, fearing the curse of God, and banishment from His presence.

It is said that he released from the prison of el-Hajjâj three hundred thousand souls, between men and women. But he honoured the family of el-Hajjâj. And he chose for his wazîr and councillor ʾOmar, the son of his uncle ʾAbd-el-Azîz.

Ibn-Khalikân in his biography states that Sulaimân's appetite was enormous: he ate about a hundred Syrian ratls every day.

Muhammad-ibn-Sirîn says that Sulaimân opened