Qaṭan ibn Muʿāwiya Gives Himself Up

Anecdote, retold · B1 · 1 page

Adapted Retold for learners from al-Faraj baʿd al-Shidda (Ibn Abī al-Dunyā).

From al-Faraj baʿd al-Shidda: a rebel who is tired of hiding gives himself up to the caliph al-Manṣūr, confesses everything frankly, and is pardoned and given back his property.

قَطَنُ بْنُ مُعَاوِيَةَ يُسَلِّمُ نَفْسَهُ لِلْخَلِيفَةِ

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