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URMUZÂN was brought bound as a prisoner into the presence of the Commander of the Faithful, ʾOmar ibn-el-Khattâb, who called upon him to profess el-Islám. Upon his refusal so to do, ʾOmar gave the order for his execution. But he cried, "O Commander of the Faithful! before you kill me give me a draught of water, and do not slay me parched