the caliph of bagdad fly on his magic carpet to arabia.
巴格达的国王驾着魔毯飞到了阿拉伯半岛。
「 imad ad-din wrote that after the brief mourning period of shirkuh, during which 」opinions differed「, the zengid emirs decided upon saladin and forced the caliph to 」invest him as vizier.
it was said of the caliph omar that his walking-stick struck more terror into those who saw it than another man「s sword.
据说,那些看到卡利弗?奥马尔手杖的敌人,会比看到别人的宝剑更为胆战心惊。
ibn al-athir claims that the caliph chose him after being told by his advisers that 「there is no one weaker or younger」 than saladin, and "not one of the emirs obeyed him or served him.
he also sought to test the al-adid by publicly disrespecting him through such actions as riding his horse into the courtyard of the caliph」s palace (something only the caliph was allowed to do).