Tarikh (al-Tabari) 3483
The Year 262 AH
قَتْلِ الْخُجُسْتَانِيِّ لَمَّا كَانَ الْخُجُسْتَانِيُّ بِطَخَارِسْتَانَ وَافَاهُ خَبَرُ أَخْذِ وَالِدَتِهِ مِنْ نَيْسَابُورَ، وَسَارَ مُجِدًّا، فَلَمَّا قَارَبَ هَرَاةَ أَتَاهُ غُلَامٌ لِأَبِي طَلْحَةَ، يُعْرَفُ بِيَنَالَ دَهْ هَزَارَ، مُسْتَأْمِنًا، فَأَتَاهُ خَبَرُهُ قَبْلَ وُصُولِهِ، وَكَانَ لِلْخُجُسْتَانِيِّ غُلَامٌ اسْمُهُ رَامْجُورُ عَلَى خَزَائِنِهِ، فَقَالَ لَهُ كَالْمُمَازِحِ لَهُ: إِنَّهُ سَيِّدُكَ يَنَالُ دَهْ هَزَارَ قَدِ اسْتَأْمَنَ إِلَيَّ، كَمَا عَلِمْتَ، فَانْظُرْ كَيْفَ يَكُونُ بِرُّكَ بِهِ، فَحَقَدَهَا عَلَيْهِ رَامْجُورُ، وَخَافَ أَنْ يُقَدِّمَ ذَلِكَ الْغُلَامَ عَلَيْهِ، وَيَطْلُبَ الْفُرْصَةَ لِيَقْتُلَهُ. وَكَانَ لِأَحْمَدَ غُلَامٌ [ يُدْعَى ] قَتْلَغُ، وَهُوَ عَلَى شَرَابِهِ، فَسَقَاهُ يَوْمًا، فَرَأَى فِي الْكُوزِ شَيْئًا، فَأَمَرَ بِهِ فَقُلِعَتْ إِحْدَى عَيْنَيْهِ، فَتَوَاطَأَ قَتْلَغُ وَرَامْجُورُ عَلَى قَتْلِهِ، فَشَرِبَ يَوْمًا بِنَيْسَابُورَ عِنْدَ وُصُولِهِ مِنْ طَايْكَانَ، فَسَكِرَ وَنَامَ، فَتَفَرَّقَ عَنْهُ أَصْحَابُهُ، فَقَتَلَهُ رَامْجُورُ، وَقَتْلَغُ، وَكَانَ قَتْلُهُ فِي شَوَّالٍ سَنَةَ ثَمَانٍ وَسِتِّينَ وَمِائَتَيْنِ، وَأَخَذَ رَامْجُورُ خَاتَمَهُ فَأَرْسَلَهُ إِلَى الْإِصْطَبْلِ يَأْمُرُهُمْ بِإِسْرَاجِ عِدَّةِ دَوَابَّ، فَفَعَلُوا، فَسَيَّرَ عَلَيْهَا جَمَاعَةً إِلَى أَبِي طَلْحَةَ وَهُوَ بِجُرْجَانَ يُعْلِمُهُ الْحَالَ، وَيَأْمُرُهُ بِالْقُدُومِ، ثُمَّ أَغْلَقَ رَامْجُورُ الْبَابَ عَلَى أَحْمَدَ، وَاخْتَفَى. وَبَكَّرَ الْقُوَّادُ إِلَى بَابِ أَحْمَدَ، فَوَجَدُوا بَابَ حُجْرَتِهِ مُغْلَقًا، فَانْتَظَرُوهُ سَاعَةً طَوِيلَةً، فَرَابَهُمُ الْأَمْرُ، فَفَتَحُوا الْبَابَ فَرَأَوْهُ مَقْتُولًا، فَبَحَثُوا عَنِ الْحَالِ، وَأَخْبَرَهُمْ صَاحِبُ الْإِصْطَبْلِ خَبَرَ رَامْجُورَ فِي إِنْفَاذِ الْخَاتَمِ، فَطَلَبُوهُ فَلَمْ يَجِدُوهُ، ثُمَّ وَجَدُوهُ بَعْدَ مُدَّةٍ. وَكَانَ سَبَبُ اطِّلَاعِهِمْ عَلَيْهِ أَنَّ صَبِيًّا مِنْ أَهْلِ تِلْكَ الدَّارِ الَّتِي هُوَ بِهَا طَلَبَ نَارًا، فَقِيلَ لَهُ: مَا تَعْمَلُونَ بِالنَّارِ فِي الْيَوْمِ الْحَارِّ ؟ فَقِيلَ: نَتَّخِذُ طَعَامًا لِلْقَائِدِ، قِيلَ: وَمَنِ الْقَائِدُ ؟ قَالَ: رَامْجُورُ، فَأَنْهَوُا خَبَرَهُ إِلَى بَعْضِ الْقُوَّادِ، فَأَخَذُوهُ، وَقَتَلُوهُ. وَاجْتَمَعَ أَصْحَابُ أَحْمَدَ بَعْدَ قَتْلِهِ عَلَى رَافِعِ بْنِ هَرْثَمَةَ. رَافِعٍ سَنَةَ ثَمَانٍ وَسِتِّينَ وَمِائَتَيْنِ. وَكَانَ أَحْمَدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، لَمَّا عَادَ مِنْ طَايِكَانَ بَعْدَ قَتْلِ وَالِدَتِهِ، نَصَبَ رُمْحًا طَوِيلًا فِي صَحْنِ دَارِهِ وَقَالَ: يَحْتَاجُ أَهْلُ نَيْسَابُورَ أَنْ يَضَعُوا الدُّرَّ حَتَّى يَغْمُرُوا هَذَا الرُّمْحَ، فَخَافُوا مِنْهُ، وَاسْتَخْفَى جَمْعٌ مِنَ الرُّؤَسَاءِ وَالتُّجَّارِ، وَفَزِعَ النَّاسُ إِلَى الدُّعَاءِ، وَسَأَلُوا أَبَا عُثْمَانَ، وَغَيْرَهُ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ أَبِي حَفْصٍ الزَّاهِدِ أَنْ يَتَضَرَّعُوا إِلَى اللَّهِ تَعَالَى لِيُفَرِّجَ عَنْهُمْ، وَفَعَلُوا، فَتَدَارَكَهُمُ اللَّهُ بِرَحْمَتِهِ، فَقُتِلَ تِلْكَ اللَّيْلَةَ، وَفَرَّجَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُمْ. وَكَانَ أَحْمَدُ كَرِيمًا، جَوَادًا، شُجَاعًا، حَسَنَ الْعِشْرَةِ، كَثِيرَ الْبِرِّ لِإِخْوَانِهِ الَّذِينَ صَحِبُوهُ قَبْلَ إِمَارَتِهِ، وَالْإِحْسَانِ إِلَيْهِمْ، وَلَمْ يَتَغَيَّرْ لَهُمْ عَمَّا كَانَ يَفْعَلُهُ مِنَ التَّوَاضُعِ وَالْآدَابِ.
Translation
✧ The killing of al-Khujustānī When al-Khujustānī was in Ṭakhāristān, news reached him of the seizure of his mother from Naysābūr, and he set out in haste. When he drew near Herāt, a servant of Abū Ṭalḥa, known as Yanāl Dah Hazār, came to him seeking safe-conduct. News of him reached al-Khujustānī before his arrival. Al-Khujustānī had a servant named Rāmjūr in charge of his treasuries, and he said to him, as if jesting with him: "Your master Yanāl Dah Hazār has sought safe-conduct with me, as you know. Consider how you will treat him kindly." Rāmjūr held this against him and feared that he would put that servant ahead of him, so he sought an opportunity to kill him. Aḥmad had a servant called Qatlagh, who was in charge of his drink. One day he served him a drink, and Aḥmad saw something in the jug, so he ordered that one of Qatlagh's eyes be gouged out. Qatlagh and Rāmjūr conspired to kill him. One day he drank at Naysābūr upon his arrival from Ṭāyakān, became drunk, and fell asleep. His companions dispersed from him, and Rāmjūr and Qatlagh killed him. His killing took place in Shawwāl of the year two hundred and sixty-eight. Rāmjūr took his seal and sent it to the stables, ordering them to saddle a number of mounts. They did so, and he sent a group on them to Abū Ṭalḥa, who was in Jurjān, informing him of the situation and ordering him to come. Then Rāmjūr locked the door on Aḥmad and hid. Early in the morning, the commanders came to Aḥmad's door and found the door of his chamber locked. They waited for him for a long time, and the matter alarmed them. They opened the door and saw him slain. They investigated the situation, and the keeper of the stables told them what Rāmjūr had done in sending the seal. They searched for him but did not find him; then they found him after some time. The reason they learned of him was that a boy from the household where he was staying asked for fire, and someone said to him: "What are you doing with fire on a hot day?" He replied: "We are preparing food for the commander." It was said: "Who is the commander?" He said: "Rāmjūr." They conveyed his news to one of the commanders, and they seized him and killed him. After Aḥmad's killing, his companions rallied around Rāfiʿ b. Harthama. Rāfiʿ in the year two hundred and sixty-eight. When Aḥmad b. ʿAbd Allāh returned from Ṭāyakān after the killing of his mother, he set up a long lance in the courtyard of his house and said: "The people of Naysābūr will need to pile up pearls until they cover this lance." They feared him, and a group of notables and merchants went into hiding. The people resorted to supplication and asked Abū ʿUthmān and others among the companions of Abū Ḥafṣ al-Zāhid to humble themselves before God Almighty to relieve them, and they did so. God came to their aid with His mercy, and he was killed that very night, and God relieved them. Aḥmad was noble, generous, brave, and good in companionship, with much kindness to his brethren who had accompanied him before his emirate, and he showed them benevolence. He did not change toward them from what he had practiced of humility and good manners.
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