Chapter 24
February 1061 (year 453 from Hegira, month of Muḥarram), palace of Mohammed ibn al-Thumna
As a first act of magnanimity Umar received new and clean clothes, was gorged with food and was accompanied to an agreed place in the Qā’id palace where he could have met Nadira. A beautiful garden surrounded by a sort of square cloister composed of twisted columns; it was here that Umar waited for his sister to arrive. Nadira had not been informed, and she didn’t imagined why Mohammed wanted to see her, however her sad expression turned into ecstasy as soon as she recognized the figure that appeared before her. Umar had lost a lot of weight, and he wore the signs of a month in captivity on his face, but at that moment, he seemed more beautiful than the sun. They embraced, cried, hugged a
