of Syria to fight the Franks—may Allah curse them (1). He entered Damascus on the twenty-fourth of Shawwal (2), accompanied by al-ʿImad the secretary, while al-Qadi al-Fadil remained in Egypt (3), intending to perform the pilgrimage that year—may Allah accept it from him (4).

In that same year:
A letter (5) from al-Qadi al-Fadil reached al-Nasir congratulating him on the birth (6) of a son, Abu Sulayman Dawud. This brought the number of his male children up to twelve (7), and several more sons were born after him; indeed, he eventually died leaving seventeen sons and one small daughter (8), Muʾnisa, whom her cousin al-Kamil Muhammad ibn al-ʿAdil (9) later married, as will be explained in its proper place, if Allah Most High so wills (10).

During this year a grave (11) riot broke out in Baghdad between the Jews and the common folk. It began when a muezzin gave the adhan near a Jewish synagogue, whereupon some Jews rebuked him in harsh terms. The Muslim answered them with insults (12), and they came to blows. The muezzin went to lay his complaint before the dīwān; the affair escalated, the rabble gathered, and the uproar grew. On Friday (13) the populace even prevented the khutbah from being delivered in some mosques. They rushed out, looted the perfumers’ market where many Jews traded, and then stormed the synagogue, plundering it as well. The police could not restrain them, so the caliph ordered that some of the rioters be crucified. That night several professional rogues were taken from prison (14) and crucified, and many people assumed this was on account of the recent incident. Thus the turmoil subsided (15), and praise be to Allah.