ABSTRACT
TARFA, the sister of Amir Fuaz, who had married Mijhem ibn Meheyd, the Chief of the Fid’an, died suddenly. Thereupon, what must the fifty-five-year-old widower do but forthwith sue for the hand of another sister of the Ruala Prince, Fuwasa, who was seventeen. Fuaz refused, and declared publicly, before the men in assembly, that he considered Ibn Meheyd too old for his young sister. Thereupon the vain Fid’an Chief flew into a towering rage and swore that he would take vengeance, not only on his brother-in-law, Amir Fuaz, but also on the whole Ruala tribe, and the Sha’lan family in particular. All this ultimately came to pass.
