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THE ORIGINS OF THE ISLAMIC STATE
abi-Waḳḳâṣ:—The latter said, "When Muʿâwiyah put Ḥujr ibn-ʿAdi-l-Kindi[1] to death, my father made the following remark, 'If Muʿâwiyah had seen the part Ḥujr had taken[2] in the reduction of Ḥulwân, he would have realized of what great value he was to Islâm'."
According to al-Wâḳidi, certain sons of Jarîr ibn-Abdallâh settled in Ḥulwân, where their descendants are still living.
