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Rh "But," said Muʾâwiyah, "you cannot cope with him, and you will get nothing out of him; nor can you say anything to him without his giving you the lie; and if he makes use of his eloquence against you, all his hearers will be convinced."

But they persisted, saying, "Send for him, for we are certainly a match for him."

So Muʾâwiyah sent a message to Hásan, and when the latter appeared, Muʾâwiyah said to him, "O Hásan! I did not wish to send for thee; but nevertheless these others would have thee brought. Hearken therefore to their words."

Then Hásan replied, "Let them speak, and we will give heed."

So ʾAmru-ibn-el-ʾAs arose, and having praised and glorified God, said: "O Hásan! art thou aware that thy father was the first who incited to insurrection, and aimed at the sovereign power? And what didst thou think of the judgment of the Most High?"

Then rose el-Walid-ibn-ʾUkbah, and praised and glorified God, and then said: "O ye sons of Háshim! ye were of kin to ʾOthmân-ibn-ʾAffân, and thanks