139

Cf. Issawi, pp. 55-58.

140

Cf. 2:311 ff, below.

141

Cf. p. 307, below.

142

The reference possibly is to pp. 261 ff. and 284 ff., above.

142a

He was preventing the Arabs from practicing their cherished law­lessness, and he alone was responsible for the oppressive rule of law. A closely related story is found in Ibn 'Abdrabbih, 'Iqd, II, 77.

143

Cf. Qur'an 21.89 (89).