167 riding camels, and each claimed to have outridden his companion on the camels. Then they agreed to ride their camels together. The Sultan and the people left the al-Laqdabah and rode. They raced, and when one of them reached al-Laqdabah, he dismounted and ran on the back of al-Laqdabah, leaving his camel. He ran quickly and caught up with his camel as it was leaving the saddle. He mounted it and rode away quickly, nothing hindering him. The second, when he reached al-Laqdabah, leaned to the side of his camel and held it with his hands until it was out from under al-Laqdabah. Each of them performed a strange feat. The Sultan rewarded them, and the people acknowledged their skill in riding, saying it was a divine gift. Some argued that the one whose camel ran and he ran on the back of al-Laqdabah was more skilled, while others argued that the one who leaned to the side of the camel was more skilled. The Sultan ruled in favor of the latter. From that time on, the Sultan's seat was raised higher in this diwan, and it was placed in the middle. For this reason, a high platform was built for him in the middle, with flags on both sides, like this. Said al-Har