T h e B l a c k S t o n e 31 The Commanders leave with the Servant through the majlis door. Abu Sa‘id al-Jannabi (calling the other servant): Saqlabi! Saqlabi! Where are you, servant? Saqlabi (rushes out of his hideout) and says: Yes, Master! Abu Sa‘id: Prepare the bath for me. I need to wash. Abu Sa‘id exits from the door he was standing by. Saqlabi: Immediately, Master! Saqlabi stands in the middle of the majlis and whispers to himself in anger. Saqlabi: They want to attack Baghdad! Baghdad is my homeland! There, live my mother and father. Baghdad! That is where my wife and children are. It is where my brothers and sister live. Baghdad is where my mates, the Caliphate Soldiers, are. By Allah, I will not let you do it! He then brings a big knife and waves it with his hand.
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