Abd al-Rahman said to him, "If you send me away from him, I owe you one hundred slaves." He said, "Send me to al-Amin so that I may be in his army and you will see what he endures today." Then al-Amin sent him a letter from the Sultan, in which he said to him, "Ziyadi has pledged to relieve us of our enemy, and we have pledged to him the tribute. He has requested to be in your armies, and he is now arriving to you. If the army is with you, then help him and honor him." And Ziyadi rode on a swift camel and joined al-Amin's army. He gave him the Sultan's order, and he read it and was pleased. He marched with the army, and by the will of fate, the Caliph, 'Alamah, was wounded. He wanted to descend to the plain, but his entourage prevented him from descending. He said to them, "Why do you prevent him?" They said, "Al-Amin is brave, and we fear that he will be defeated, and there is enmity between us." He became angry and said, "Has he not returned from us?" They said, "No." Then he attacked al-Amin's army, and they also confronted him. He said, "It is inevitable." While he was arguing with them about returning, and they were trying to appease him, the Turks attacked Ziyadi. He looked at the Caliph, was enraged, and took his sword. He fired his rifle, and it struck him in the chest and in the head. He fell, and they supported him. He lingered a little and began to give up his soul. When his entourage saw that he was giving up his soul, they set up a tent for him and brought him into it. The army was defending them, and the fighting was intense.