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He would burden the subjects with what they could not bear. Among them was his son, named Musā'id, who was known for his cruelty and weakness. O governors, he would ride horses, but rather he would ride on the backs of men. Whenever he found a slave, he would order him to be arrested and ride him until he was exhausted. He might even travel long distances without riding a horse or a donkey, moving on foot until he reached his destination. If he didn't find Arabs, he would ride members of his own group. The subjects would bring their complaints to his father, but he would not complain about them or accept their grievances. Rather, he might get angry and say, "This is truly strange, that a region like this is not permissible for my sons." And whenever a small matter occurred, they would complain to him. When the people saw this, they stopped complaining and raised their complaints to God Almighty. He had appointed his wife's relatives to positions of authority, so all his ministers were relatives of his wives. His eldest son was named Al-Khalīfah. The aforementioned Isḥāq named her Dār and Zam. However, there was a type of injustice and oppression in him. The reason for naming him Al-Khalīfah was that his father made him his successor and gave him this title, making him the ruler of his state and a minister like his ministers. Every minister who had a son, the Sultan would order him to bring his son, Al-Khalīfah, to be with him, like his father was with the Sultan. He remained like this for a period until the Sultan Trab traveled to

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