Note 566 — Chapter XLV · ASSASSINATION OF ALY. A.H. XL. A.D. 661.
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The mother of this little girl belonged to the Beni Kilâb. The child lisped, pronouncing l like sh, and so was unable to say Kilâb; so when asked to what tribe she belonged, she would imitate the bark of a dog (kilâb or kalb meaning ‘a dog’), to the great delight of Aly and his courtiers.