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| | The Caliphate: Its Rise, Decline, and Fall - From Original Sources [Chapter 64] |
 | | Harun is noted for his careful observance of the ritual of Islam: daily he performed one hundred prostrations, and distributed 1000 dirhems in alms. |
 | | Harun was so alarmed at the near approach of this danger, that to commemorate the victory, he performed in thanksgiving both the Lesser and the Greater pilgrimage, visiting on foot the various Holy stations. |
 | | Harun stayed four months at Ar-Reiy, which he loved as his birthplace, and there receiving duty in person from the native chiefs to the northwho still retained something of their ancient power under the suzerainty of the Caliphatehe settled the affairs of Tabaristan, the Deilem, and other provinces in that direction. |
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