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Muhammad ibn Tahir Ibn al-Qaysarani: Kitab al-Ansab al Muttafiqa (Book of consistent genealogies) (d1113) Palestine

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Taken from: كتاب الانساب المتفقة  by Muḥammad ibn Ṭāhir Ibn al-Qaysarānī

 

The al-Zunji and the first walzunji: Attributed to Zinj, among them is Maymun ibn Aflah al Zunjii, who was called al Mashir. The length of his fingers was the length of a finger part. Rabah bin Manea al-Zinji, the slave of Banu Najia, was one of the eloquent poets when he talked about Jarir's (1) words. He said in his famous poem:

Don't try to look for worthy people among the maternal uncles of a Taghlib (2) person;

Because even the Zanj have nobler uncles then they.

 

(1) Jarir see my webpage on: Jarir b. Atiya poet from Arabia (d728)

(2) Taghlib: The Banu Taghlib, also known as Taghlib ibn Wa'il, were an Arab tribe that originated in Najd, but later migrated and inhabited the Jazira from the late 6th century onward. This is repeated by: Jarir ibn Atiya (728); Al Jahiz; Sudan (869); Ahmed bin Yahya bin Jabir (893); Masudi (916); Muhammad ibn Tahir Ibn al-Qaysarani (1113); Ibn Al Athir (1231).