Note 171 — THE CITY OF MANY-COLUMNED IRAM AND ABDULLAH SON OF ABI KILABAH.[165]
Richard Francis Burton translation
The Deity in the East, is as whimsical a despot as any of his “shadows” or “viceregents.” In the text Shaddád is killed for mere jealousy—a base passion utterly unworthy of a godhead; but one to which Allah was greatly addicted.