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 | | If one of these adopted Islam, Omar permitted him to leave his place, which had been strictly forbidden by Ilajjaj in Irak and the eastern provinces, because by it many hands were withdrawn from the tilling of the ground, and those who remained were unable to pay the allotted amount. |
 | | Omars system not only diminished the actual revenue, but largely increased in the cities the numbers of the maulas (clients), mainly Persians, who were weary of their dependency on their Arabic lords, and demanded equal rights for themselves. |
 | | Omar, the governor of Irak, being a Qaisite, was not only confirmed in his office, but received with it the supreme command of Khorasan. |
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