Tarikh (al-Tabari) 2968
The year 171 AH
إِمَارَةِ ابْنِهِ هِشَامٍ كَانَ عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ قَدْ عَهِدَ إِلَى ابْنِهِ هِشَامٍ، وَلَمْ يَكُنْ أَكْبَرَ وَلَدِهِ، فَإِنَّ سُلَيْمَانَ كَانَ أَكْبَرَ مِنْهُ، وَإِنَّمَا كَانَ يَتَوَسَّمُ فِيهِ الشَّهَامَةَ، وَالِاضْطِلَاعَ بِهَذَا الْأَمْرِ، فَلِهَذَا عَهِدَ إِلَيْهِ. وَلَمَّا تُوُفِّيَ أَبُوهُ كَانَ هُوَ بِمَارِدَةَ مُتَوَلِّيًا لَهَا، وَنَاظِرًا فِي أَمْرِهَا، وَكَانَ أَخُوهُ سُلَيْمَانُ، وَهُوَ أَكْبَرُ مِنْهُ، بِمَدِينَةِ طُلَيْطِلَةَ، وَكَانَ يَرُومُ الْأَمْرَ لِنَفْسِهِ، وَيَحْسُدُ أَخَاهُ هِشَامًا عَلَى تَقْدِيمِ وَالِدِهِ لَهُ عَلَيْهِ، وَأَضْمَرَ لَهُ الْغِشَّ وَالْعِصْيَانَ، وَكَانَ أَخُوهُ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ الْمَعْرُوفُ بِالْبَلَنْسِيِّ حَاضِرًا بِقُرْطُبَةَ عِنْدَ وَالِدِهِ. فَلَمَّا تُوُفِّيَ جَدَّدَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ الْبَيْعَةَ لِأَخِيهِ هِشَامٍ، بَعْدَ أَنْ صَلَّى عَلَى وَالِدِهِ، وَكَتَبَ إِلَى أَخِيهِ هِشَامً يُعَرِّفُهُ مَوْتَ وَالِدِهِ، وَالْبَيْعَةَ لَهُ، فَسَارَ مِنْ سَاعَتِهِ إِلَى قُرْطُبَةَ، فَدَخَلَهَا فِي سِتَّةِ أَيَّامٍ، وَاسْتَوْلَى عَلَى الْمُلْكِ، وَخَرَجَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ إِلَى دَارِهِ، مُظْهِرًا لِطَاعَتِهِ، وَفِي نَفْسِهِ غَيْرُ هَذَا.
Translation
✧ The succession of his son Hisham ʿAbd al-Raḥmān had covenanted to his son Hisham, though he was not the eldest of his sons, for Sulaymān was older than him. But he discerned in him vigour and the capacity to take up this matter, and for this reason he covenanted to him. When his father died, he was at Mārida, governing it and overseeing its affairs. His brother Sulaymān, who was older than him, was in the city of Ṭulayṭila. He sought the matter for himself and envied his brother Hisham for his father's preferring him over himself. He concealed treachery and rebellion towards him. His brother ʿAbd Allāh, known as al-Balansī, was present in Qurṭuba with his father. When he died, ʿAbd Allāh renewed the oath of allegiance to his brother Hisham after praying over his father. He wrote to his brother Hisham informing him of their father's death and the oath of allegiance to him. He set out at once for Qurṭuba and entered it in six days, and took possession of the kingship. ʿAbd Allāh went out to his house, showing obedience to him, but in his heart was otherwise.
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