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style="text-align:left">Monarchs</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Al-Hadi" title="Al-Hadi">Musa al-Hadi</a>, <br /> Harun al-Rashid</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Preceded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Hashim_ibn_Sa%27id&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Hashim ibn Sa'id (page does not exist)">Hashim ibn Sa'id</a> (785)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Succeeded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ishaq_ibn_Muhammed&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Ishaq ibn Muhammed (page does not exist)">Ishaq ibn Muhammed</a> (787–778)</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;"><a href="/wiki/List_of_caliphal_governors_of_Medina" title="List of caliphal governors of Medina">Abbasid governor of Medina</a></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>In office</b></span><br />787–789</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left">Monarch</th><td class="infobox-data">Harun al-Rashid</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Preceded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Ishaq_ibn_Sulayman_al-Hashimi" title="Ishaq ibn Sulayman al-Hashimi">Ishaq ibn Sulayman al-Hashimi</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Succeeded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Muhammad_ibn_Abdallah_al-Raba%27i&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Muhammad ibn Abdallah al-Raba'i (page does not exist)">Muhammad ibn Abdallah al-Raba'i</a> (789 – 790s)</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;">Abbasid governor of <a href="/wiki/Bilad_al-Sham" title="Bilad al-Sham">Syria</a></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>In office</b></span><br />793–795</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left">Monarch</th><td class="infobox-data">Harun al-Rashid</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Preceded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Musa_ibn_Yahya" title="Musa ibn Yahya">Musa ibn Yahya</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Succeeded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data">Ishaq ibn Isa ibn Ali (c. 795 – 800s)</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;"><a href="/wiki/List_of_rulers_of_Islamic_Egypt" title="List of rulers of Islamic Egypt">Abbasid governor of Egypt</a></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>In office</b></span><br />795 – 795 <br /> (Less than a year)</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left">Monarch</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Harun_al-Rashid" title="Harun al-Rashid">Harun al-Rashid</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Preceded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Harthama_ibn_A%27yan" title="Harthama ibn A'yan">Harthama ibn A'yan</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Succeeded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Abdallah_ibn_al-Musayyab_al-Dabbi" title="Abdallah ibn al-Musayyab al-Dabbi">Abdallah ibn al-Musayyab al-Dabbi</a></td></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender">Personal details</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Born</th><td class="infobox-data">750</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Died</th><td class="infobox-data">812</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Relations</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Abbasid_dynasty" title="Abbasid dynasty">Abbasid dynasty</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Children</th><td class="infobox-data">Abd al-Rahman</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Parent</th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Salih_ibn_Ali" title="Salih ibn Ali">Salih ibn Ali</a> (father)</li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Relatives</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Al-Fadl_ibn_Salih" title="Al-Fadl ibn Salih">Al-Fadl ibn Salih</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ibrahim_ibn_Salih" title="Ibrahim ibn Salih">Ibrahim ibn Salih</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Isma%27il_ibn_Salih_ibn_Ali_al-Hashimi" title="Isma'il ibn Salih ibn Ali al-Hashimi">Isma'il ibn Salih</a> (brother)</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-subheader" style="font-weight:bold;">Military career</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em">Allegiance</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Abbasid_Caliphate" title="Abbasid Caliphate">Abbasid Caliphate</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em">Years of service</th><td class="infobox-data">812 <br /> (end of active service)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em">Rank</th><td class="infobox-data">General</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em">Battles / wars</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Arab%E2%80%93Byzantine_wars" title="Arab–Byzantine wars">Arab–Byzantine wars</a></td></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below" style="border-top: 1px solid right;"><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>ʿAbd al-Malik ibn Ṣāliḥ ibn ʿAlī</b> (<a href="/wiki/Arabic_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Arabic language">Arabic</a>: <span lang="ar" dir="rtl">عبد الملك بن صالح بن علي</span>) (<span title="Ancient Greek (to 1453)-language text"><span lang="grc">Ἀβιμελέχ</span></span>, <i>Abimelech</i>, in <a href="/wiki/Greek_language" title="Greek language">Greek</a> sources; 750–812 CE) was a member of the <a href="/wiki/Banu_Abbas" class="mw-redirect" title="Banu Abbas">Banu Abbas</a> who served as general and governor in <a href="/wiki/Bilad_al-Sham" title="Bilad al-Sham">Syria</a> and <a href="/wiki/Egypt_in_the_Middle_Ages" title="Egypt in the Middle Ages">Egypt</a>. He distinguished himself in several raids against the <a href="/wiki/Byzantine_Empire" title="Byzantine Empire">Byzantine Empire</a>, but his great influence and authority in Syria resulted in Caliph <a href="/wiki/Harun_al-Rashid" title="Harun al-Rashid">Harun al-Rashid</a> imprisoning him in 803. Released in 809, he was dispatched in 812 by Caliph <a href="/wiki/Al-Amin" title="Al-Amin">al-Amin</a> to gather troops against his brother <a href="/wiki/Al-Ma%27mun" title="Al-Ma'mun">al-Ma'mun</a> in the ongoing civil war between the two brothers, but died of an illness. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Biography">Biography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Abd_al-Malik_ibn_Salih&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Biography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Abd al-Malik's family were among the most powerful clans during the early Abbasid era. They played an important role in the final overthrow of the <a href="/wiki/Umayyad_Caliphate" title="Umayyad Caliphate">Umayyads</a> in <a href="/wiki/Bilad_al-Sham" title="Bilad al-Sham">Syria</a>, which thereafter became their particular power base. He was the nephew of <a href="/wiki/Abd_Allah_ibn_Ali" title="Abd Allah ibn Ali">Abd Allah ibn Ali</a>, the first Abbasid governor of Syria, and a son of <a href="/wiki/Salih_ibn_Ali" title="Salih ibn Ali">Salih ibn Ali</a>, the first Abbasid governor of <a href="/wiki/Egypt_in_the_Middle_Ages" title="Egypt in the Middle Ages">Egypt</a> and successor of Abdallah in Syria after the latter staged a failed uprising in 754. Abd al-Malik's elder brothers <a href="/wiki/Al-Fadl_ibn_Salih" title="Al-Fadl ibn Salih">al-Fadl</a> and <a href="/wiki/Ibrahim_ibn_Salih" title="Ibrahim ibn Salih">Ibrahim</a> also served as governors in Syria and Egypt.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> From his father's side, he was a cousin of Caliphs <a href="/wiki/Al-Saffah" title="Al-Saffah">al-Saffah</a> (<span style="white-space:nowrap;"><abbr title="reigned">r.</abbr> 750–754</span>) and <a href="/wiki/Al-Mansur" title="Al-Mansur">al-Mansur</a> (<span style="white-space:nowrap;"><abbr title="reigned">r.</abbr> 754–775</span>).<sup id="cite_ref-Zetterstéen77–78_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Zetterstéen77–78-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> His mother was one of the <a href="/wiki/Umm_walad" class="mw-redirect" title="Umm walad">concubines</a> of the last Umayyad Caliph, <a href="/wiki/Marwan_II" title="Marwan II">Marwan II</a> (<span style="white-space:nowrap;"><abbr title="reigned">r.</abbr> 744–750</span>). After Marwan's death, she was bought by Salih. Some sources alleged that she was already pregnant at the time, which would mean that Abd al-Malik was a son of Marwan II.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Syria_in_the_9th_century.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Syria_in_the_9th_century.svg/250px-Syria_in_the_9th_century.svg.png" decoding="async" width="250" height="302" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Syria_in_the_9th_century.svg/375px-Syria_in_the_9th_century.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Syria_in_the_9th_century.svg/500px-Syria_in_the_9th_century.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="431" data-file-height="521" /></a><figcaption>Syria (<i><a href="/wiki/Bilad_al-Sham" title="Bilad al-Sham">Bilad al-Sham</a></i>) and its provinces under the <a href="/wiki/Abbasid_Caliphate" title="Abbasid Caliphate">Abbasid Caliphate</a></figcaption></figure> <p>Under <a href="/wiki/Harun_al-Rashid" title="Harun al-Rashid">Harun al-Rashid</a> (<span style="white-space:nowrap;"><abbr title="reigned">r.</abbr> 786–809</span>), Abd al-Malik held his first major commands: from <abbr title="circa">c.</abbr><span style="white-space:nowrap;"> 789</span> to 793, he was governor of the strategically critical <a href="/wiki/Jund_Qinnasrin" title="Jund Qinnasrin">Jund Qinnasrin</a> (a district in northern Syria) and of the newly created <i><a href="/wiki/Jund" title="Jund">jund</a></i> of <a href="/wiki/Al-Awasim" title="Al-Awasim">al-Awasim</a>, which comprised the Caliphate's borderlands with the <a href="/wiki/Byzantine_Empire" title="Byzantine Empire">Byzantine Empire</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Cobb28_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Cobb28-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> From this position, he led expeditions into Byzantine <a href="/wiki/Asia_Minor" class="mw-redirect" title="Asia Minor">Asia Minor</a> in 790/791 and possibly also in 792/793, when his son Abd al-Rahman captured the fortress of Thebasa.<sup id="cite_ref-Zetterstéen77–78_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Zetterstéen77–78-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 792, after the death of Ibrahim, Abd al-Malik became the head of his clan, and in 794 he was appointed as governor of the <a href="/wiki/Jund_Dimashq" title="Jund Dimashq">Jund Dimashq</a> (a Syrian district which included <a href="/wiki/Damascus" title="Damascus">Damascus</a>), with his brother Abdallah succeeding him in governing the borderlands with the Byzantine Empire.<sup id="cite_ref-Cobb28_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Cobb28-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> During the next couple of years, he also served brief stints as governor of <a href="/wiki/Medina" title="Medina">Medina</a> and Egypt,<sup id="cite_ref-Zetterstéen77–78_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Zetterstéen77–78-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> but he was soon back on the Byzantine frontier: in late 797 he led raids into <a href="/wiki/Cappadocia" title="Cappadocia">Cappadocia</a> and <a href="/wiki/Galatia" title="Galatia">Galatia</a>, moving as far as <a href="/wiki/Ancyra" class="mw-redirect" title="Ancyra">Ancyra</a> where he received an embassy from Empress <a href="/wiki/Irene_of_Athens" title="Irene of Athens">Irene of Athens</a> (<span style="white-space:nowrap;"><abbr title="reigned">r.</abbr> 797–802</span>) which asked for a peace agreement, but which he rebuffed. In 798, he led another campaign that reached and plundered the great Byzantine army base and imperial stables at <a href="/wiki/Malagina" title="Malagina">Malagina</a> in <a href="/wiki/Bithynia" title="Bithynia">Bithynia</a>. He carried off much booty, including the imperial parade horses and baggage-train. On his return, he was attacked by the forces of the <a href="/wiki/Theme_(Byzantine_district)" title="Theme (Byzantine district)">themes</a> of <a href="/wiki/Opsikion" title="Opsikion">Opsikion</a> and <a href="/wiki/Optimatoi" title="Optimatoi">Optimatoi</a>, but defeated them. At the same time, his son raided the city of <a href="/wiki/Ephesus" title="Ephesus">Ephesus</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In <abbr title="circa">c.</abbr><span style="white-space:nowrap;"> 800</span>, Abd al-Malik was also placed as tutor for Harun's son <a href="/wiki/Al-Qasim_ibn_Harun_al-Rashid" title="Al-Qasim ibn Harun al-Rashid">al-Qasim</a>. His prominence and influence with the army led Harun distrust him and in 803 he was arrested and thrown into prison. The actual reason remains unclear, although most sources agree that his own son, Abd ar-Rahman, informed the Caliph that he was allegedly planning to overthrow him. Abd al-Malik remained imprisoned until Harun's death six years later, when the Caliph <a href="/wiki/Al-Amin" title="Al-Amin">al-Amin</a> (<span style="white-space:nowrap;"><abbr title="reigned">r.</abbr> 809–813</span>) released him.<sup id="cite_ref-Zetterstéen77–78_2-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Zetterstéen77–78-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Cobb29_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Cobb29-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Fourth_Fitna" title="Fourth Fitna">Al-Amin's succession was contested</a> by his elder half-brother <a href="/wiki/Al-Ma%27mun" title="Al-Ma'mun">al-Ma'mun</a>, and there was unrest in Syria. Abd al-Malik still wielded considerable influence over the frontier troops, and therefore he was appointed governor of Syria and <a href="/wiki/Al-Jazira_(caliphal_province)" title="Al-Jazira (caliphal province)">al-Jazira</a> (Upper Mesopotamia) and tasked with securing these regions for al-Amin and raising troops to confront al-Ma'mun. However, soon after reaching <a href="/wiki/Raqqa" title="Raqqa">Raqqa</a>, Abd al-Malik fell ill and died.<sup id="cite_ref-Zetterstéen77–78_2-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Zetterstéen77–78-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Cobb29_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Cobb29-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> His grave was demolished a few years later by the victorious al-Ma'mun, allegedly because Abd al-Malik had sworn never to accept al-Ma'mun's rule.<sup id="cite_ref-Zetterstéen77–78_2-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Zetterstéen77–78-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Abd_al-Malik_ibn_Salih&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist reflist-columns references-column-width reflist-columns-2"> <ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFCobb2001">Cobb 2001</a>, pp. 23–28.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Zetterstéen77–78-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Zetterstéen77–78_2-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Zetterstéen77–78_2-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Zetterstéen77–78_2-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Zetterstéen77–78_2-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Zetterstéen77–78_2-4"><sup><i><b>e</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Zetterstéen77–78_2-5"><sup><i><b>f</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFZetterstéen1960">Zetterstéen 1960</a>, pp. 77–78.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-3">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFSlane1843">Slane 1843</a>, p. 316.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Cobb28-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Cobb28_4-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Cobb28_4-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFCobb2001">Cobb 2001</a>, p. 28.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-5">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFLilie1996">Lilie 1996</a>, p. 158.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-6">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Theophanes the Confessor. <i>Chronicle</i>, <a href="/wiki/Anno_Mundi" title="Anno Mundi">AM</a> 6290 and 6291 (<a href="#CITEREFMangoScott1997">Mango & Scott 1997</a>, pp. 650–652); <a href="#CITEREFLilie1996">Lilie 1996</a>, pp. 161–162; <a href="#CITEREFPmbZ">PmbZ</a>, p. 8.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Cobb29-7"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Cobb29_7-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Cobb29_7-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFCobb2001">Cobb 2001</a>, p. 29.</span> </li> </ol></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Sources">Sources</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Abd_al-Malik_ibn_Salih&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Sources"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239549316">.mw-parser-output .refbegin{margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .refbegin-hanging-indents>ul{margin-left:0}.mw-parser-output .refbegin-hanging-indents>ul>li{margin-left:0;padding-left:3.2em;text-indent:-3.2em}.mw-parser-output .refbegin-hanging-indents ul,.mw-parser-output .refbegin-hanging-indents ul li{list-style:none}@media(max-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .refbegin-hanging-indents>ul>li{padding-left:1.6em;text-indent:-1.6em}}.mw-parser-output .refbegin-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .refbegin-columns ul{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .refbegin-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .refbegin{font-size:90%}}</style><div class="refbegin refbegin-columns references-column-width" style="column-width: 30em"> <ul><li><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite id="CITEREFCobb2001" class="citation book cs1">Cobb, Paul M. 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