Mohammed el Hosein pronounces them to have been the site of two strong castles of the Christians.
But Hosein by Fatima his mother was grandson of the prophet, and this produced an astonishing effect upon the mind of the woman.
The assonance of these names is probably intentional, cf. the brothers Hasan and Hosein of early Mahommedan history.
Ali benignantly complied, returned to his son and told him what had happened, and Hosein approved what his father had done.
Hosein served with honor against the Christians in the siege of Constantinople.
