Tarikh (al-Tabari) 3146
The Year 200 AH
ذِكْرُ خُرُوجِ الْبَرْبَرِ بِنَاحِيَةِ مَوْرُورَ وَفِي هَذِهِ السَّنَةِ خَرَجَ خَارِجِيٌّ مِنَ الْبَرْبَرِ بِنَاحِيَةِ مَوْرُورَ مِنَ الْأَنْدَلُسِ، وَمَعَهُ جَمَاعَةٌ، فَوَصَلَ كِتَابُ الْعَامِلِ إِلَى الْحَكَمِ بِخَبَرِهِ، فَأَخْفَى الْحَكَمُ خَبَرَهُ، وَاسْتَدْعَى مِنْ سَاعَتِهِ قَائِدًا مِنْ قُوَّادِهِ، فَأَخْبَرَهُ بِذَلِكَ سِرًّا، وَقَالَ لَهُ: سِرْ مِنْ سَاعَتِكَ إِلَى هَذَا الْخَارِجِيِّ فَأْتِنِي بِرَأْسِهِ، وَإِلَّا فَرَأْسُكَ عِوَضُهُ، وَأَنَا قَاعِدٌ مَكَانِي هَذَا إِلَى أَنْ تَعُودَ. فَسَارَ الْقَائِدُ إِلَى الْخَارِجِيِّ، فَلَمَّا قَارَبَهُ سَأَلَ عَنْهُ، فَأُخْبِرَ عَنْهُ بِاحْتِيَاطٍ كَثِيرٍ، وَاحْتِرَازٍ شَدِيدٍ، ثُمَّ ذَكَرَ قَوْلَ الْحَكَمِ: إِنْ قَتَلْتَهُ، وَإِلَّا فَرَأْسُكَ عِوَضُهُ، فَحَمَلَ نَفْسَهُ عَلَى سُلُوكِ سَبِيلِ الْمُخَاطَرَةِ، فَأَعْمَلَ الْحِيلَةَ، ثُمَّ دَخَلَ عَلَيْهِ وَقَتَلَهُ، وَأَحْضَرَ [ رَأْسَهُ ] عِنْدَ الْحَكَمِ، فَرَآهُ بِمَكَانِهِ ذَلِكَ لَمْ يَتَغَيَّرْ مِنْهُ، وَكَانَتْ غَيْبَتُهُ أَرْبَعَةَ أَيَّامٍ. فَلَمَّا رَأَى رَأْسَهُ أَحْسَنَ إِلَى ذَلِكَ الْقَائِدِ، وَوَصَلَهُ وَأَعْلَى مَحَلَّهُ. ( مَوْرُورُ بِفَتْحِ الْمِيمِ، وَسُكُونِ الْوَاوِ، وَضَمِّ الرَّاءِ، وَسُكُونِ الْوَاوِ الثَّانِيَةِ، وَآخِرُهُ رَاءٌ ثَانِيَةٌ ].
Translation
✧ Mention of the Berber uprising in the region of Mawrūr In this year, a Kharijite from among the Berbers rose up in the region of Mawrūr in al-Andalus, and with him was a group. The letter of the governor reached al-Ḥakam with news of him, so al-Ḥakam concealed his news, and summoned at once one of his commanders. He informed him of that secretly, and said to him: “Go from this very hour to this Kharijite and bring me his head; otherwise your head will be in its place, and I shall remain seated in this spot until you return.” The commander went to the Kharijite. When he drew near him, he asked about him, and was told of his great caution and severe wariness. Then he recalled al-Ḥakam’s words: “If you kill him, otherwise your head will be in its place.” He compelled himself to follow the path of risk, devised a stratagem, then entered upon him and killed him, and brought his head before al-Ḥakam. He saw him in that same place, having not moved from it, and his absence had been four days. When he saw his head, he treated that commander well, rewarded him, and elevated his standing. (Mawrūr: with fatḥah on the mīm, sukūn on the wāw, ḍammah on the rāʾ, sukūn on the second wāw, and at its end a second rāʾ).
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