19 begins: “Since your departure from Arabia to Mesopotamia, I’ve been haunted by unsettling thoughts, especially given that you are now in the territory of that notorious man. Recently, a group from al-Ḥīra came to me with disturbing news. They claim that ʿAmr ibn Hind is scheming to dishonor your mother, Laylā bint al-Muhalhil.” ʿAmr ibn Kulthūm, his interest piqued, inquires: “And what exactly is his vile plan?” ʿAmr ibn Kulthūm’s cousin reveals: “These men shared that ʿAmr ibn Hind, in a gathering, questioned if there was any Arab whose mother would be too proud to serve his own. He was told, ‘Yes, the mother of ʿAmr ibn Kulthūm.’ When he asked why, he was informed, ‘Because her father is the renowned al-Muhalhil ibn Rabi‘ah, her uncle Kulaib Wa’il, revered and
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