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al-Aswad ibn Sari' al-Tamimi

الأسود بن سريع التميمي

Al-Aswad ibn Sari' al-Tamimi; some say he laid out Basra's mosque and was the first to judge in it — the sons of Mas'ud taunted 'God have mercy, you have made yourself famous' and he answered 'I shall not do it again'.

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The Rashidun Caliphate
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Al-Aswad ibn Sari al-Tamimi, said to have laid out the mosque of Basra, and the first to judge in it. Al-Baladhuri relates that Mujashi and Mujalid, the two sons of Mas'ud, told him that he had brought disgrace upon himself, and he answered them: "I will not return." 1

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  1. Futuh al-Buldan — al-Baladhuri (Mu'assasat al-Ma'arif edition)
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