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These letters written by al-Jāḥiẓ were dedicated to Al-Fatḥ ibn Khāqān, the son of a Turkic mercenary general adopted by the Abbasid caliph al-Mu'tasim, in these letters his protégé the scholar al-Jāḥiẓ talks about the merits of the Turks and some other groups in-depth to clear the hostile feelings non-Turks within the Abbasid court had, compiled with stories regarding the Turks he talks about their way of life, their mentality, their character and their way of warfare.
"Verily, they are more strongly attached to their country than the camels" Qutayba ibn Muslim
"Verily, they are more strongly attached to their country than the camels" Qutayba ibn Muslim
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