T h e B l a c k S t o n e 22 there have been acts of looting and killing. Ali ibn Muhammad ibn al-Furat has taken it upon himself to restore peace and calm. Al-Sayyida: Gharib, please go and bring us Ali ibn Muhammad ibn al-Furat. Al-Muqtadir: Mother, what do you want Ali ibn Muhammad ibn al-Furat for? Al-Sayyida: He would be the best person to act as your Vizir. Voices are heard outside. Nasr al-Hajib enters, shouting: Nasr al-Hajib: Ibn al-Mu‘taz! Ibn al-Mu‘taz! He points at the door where he had just come in. All look in fear and shock. Abdullah ibn al-Mu‘taz enters, an old man, showing traces of battle fighting. His hands are tied with ropes and he is being pulled by Mu’nis alKhadim and Mu’nis al-Khazin.
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