Harun al-Rashid

Haroun Al-Rashid...the reason I love him is that he is an emotional and tasteful man, subject to temporary influences. He prays one hundred rak''ahs every day, and performs Hajj on foot. On the other hand, he is fascinated by beauty, singing, and drinking sessions. Abu Al-Atahiyya talks to him about asceticism, and he cries until his beard is wet. Ibn Abi Maryam tells him a joke and he laughs unti...