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Ibn at-Tiqtaqa;
Al-Fakhri fi al-adab al-sultaniyah wa-al-duwal al-Islamiyah
(History of Muslim Dynasties) (1302)-Iraq
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Taken from: Al-Fakhri; Histoire des dynasties Musulmanes depuis la mort de Mahomet jusqu'� la chute du.....Translated by �mile Amar
One of the Umayyad says to Mouawiya (caliph 661-680) by Allah if you had been able to find a helper even from among the Zanj, you would surely have been able to us it to assure order in the country.