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Al-Suyuti says that al-Walid ibn Abd al-Malik upheld the holy war in his days, and great conquests were made in his caliphate. He describes him as a tyrannical oppressor; this is al-Suyuti's judgement, not the museum's. ²

What he imposed for the weak

He had orphans circumcised and appointed teachers for them.
He appointed attendants for the disabled, and guides for the blind.
He gave stipends to the jurists, the poor and the weak, forbade them to beg from people, and imposed for them what would suffice. ²

The date is in his caliphate (86–96 AH), and the conversion is derived.

The Sibayn Reclamation and Maslama's Estates

In al-Baladhuri: when breaches burst in al-Hajjaj's days he wrote al-Walid ibn Abd al-Malik that he had costed their damming at three million dirhams; al-Walid found it excessive. Maslama ibn Abd al-Malik said 'I will pay, if you grant me the lowlands that still hold water after the three million is spent by your trusted adviser al-Hajjaj.' Granted, Maslama acquired adjoining tasasij lands, dug al-Sibayn, drew peasants and cultivators, brought the lands under tillage and annexed many estates to fortify himself. When the blessed dawla came and Umayyad wealth was seized, all al-Sibayn was granted to Dawud ibn Ali ibn Abdallah ibn al-Abbas, then bought from his heirs with its rights and bounds — becoming caliphal estates.

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The Sibayn Reclamation and Maslama's Estates