Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan
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Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan (646– 8 October 705) was the fifth Umayyad caliph, ruling from April 685 until his death.
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Quotes[edit]
- Spare me four things– and say after that what thou pleasest– do not lie to me for liars have no judgment, and do not answer me regarding what I don not ask thee for it is a distraction from what I do ask thee, and do not be extravagant in my praise for I know myself better then thou, and do not incite me against my subjects for verily clemency unto them is more needful for me.
- History of The Caliphs, p. 224
Further Readings[edit]
- Al-Suyuti, History of The Caliphs, Translated by Major H. S. Jarrett, Calcutta (India), 1881.
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