{"id":2497,"date":"2018-08-17T17:56:39","date_gmt":"2018-08-17T16:56:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/books.pjjk.net\/omniana\/chapter\/132-mostansir-billah\/"},"modified":"2018-08-17T17:56:39","modified_gmt":"2018-08-17T16:56:39","slug":"132-mostansir-billah","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/books.pjjk.net\/omniana\/chapter\/132-mostansir-billah\/","title":{"raw":"132. Mostansir Billah<\/i>.","rendered":"132. Mostansir Billah<\/i>."},"content":{"raw":" 249<\/a><\/span>

Mostansir Billah murdered his father and succeeded to the Caliphate. One day a carpet was spread before him, wherin was woven the likeness of a horseman having a diadem on his head, and a great circle round, inscribed with Persian characters. He called for a Persian to interpret the writing; the man changed colour, and when Mostansir asked what it was, he replied, it was only Persian 250<\/a><\/span>trifling. Again the Caliph demanded the meaning of the inscription, and he denied that it contained any: but when the Caliph insisted upon hearing it, then said he, thus it saith, 'I, Siroes the son of Chosroes slew my father, and I possessed his kingdom only six months!' And the countenance of Mostansir changed, and he arose from his throne, and only six months did he reign.<\/p>\n

Once, when he awoke in the night, crying aloud, one of his attendants said to him, O! commander of the faithful, why weepest thou? he replied, I saw my father Mutewekkel in my sleep, and he said to me, alas, Mostansir, thou hast slain me and seized my empire; but by God few are the days that thou shalt enjoy it after me, and then shalt thou enter the fire. I awoke and am not myself for fear. Then answered Abdalla, these are the confused thoughts of a dream, arising from thy own reflections; drive them from thee by joy and mirth \u2014 call for wine and regard 251<\/a><\/span>not the vision: and he did as he was advised, but the fear continued upon him till his death; and when his sickness waxed more and more, his mother came and asked of him how he fared, but he answered, by God I am losing this world, and the life to come also!<\/p>\n

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Mostansir Billah murdered his father and succeeded to the Caliphate. One day a carpet was spread before him, wherin was woven the likeness of a horseman having a diadem on his head, and a great circle round, inscribed with Persian characters. He called for a Persian to interpret the writing; the man changed colour, and when Mostansir asked what it was, he replied, it was only Persian 250<\/a><\/span>trifling. Again the Caliph demanded the meaning of the inscription, and he denied that it contained any: but when the Caliph insisted upon hearing it, then said he, thus it saith, ‘I, Siroes the son of Chosroes slew my father, and I possessed his kingdom only six months!’ And the countenance of Mostansir changed, and he arose from his throne, and only six months did he reign.<\/p>\n

Once, when he awoke in the night, crying aloud, one of his attendants said to him, O! commander of the faithful, why weepest thou? he replied, I saw my father Mutewekkel in my sleep, and he said to me, alas, Mostansir, thou hast slain me and seized my empire; but by God few are the days that thou shalt enjoy it after me, and then shalt thou enter the fire. I awoke and am not myself for fear. Then answered Abdalla, these are the confused thoughts of a dream, arising from thy own reflections; drive them from thee by joy and mirth \u2014 call for wine and regard 251<\/a><\/span>not the vision: and he did as he was advised, but the fear continued upon him till his death; and when his sickness waxed more and more, his mother came and asked of him how he fared, but he answered, by God I am losing this world, and the life to come also!<\/p>\n

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