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References
- 1 2 Miles 1964, pp. 11–14.
- ↑ Canard 1971, p. 1085.
- 1 2 3 PmbZ, Abū ʻAbdallāh ʻUmar II. b. Šuʻayb (#20032).
- ↑ Canard 1971, p. 1086.