Mansur, al-

[ al-man-soo r ]

/ ˈæl mænˈsʊər /

ʿAbdullāh al-Mansūr,a.d. 712?–775, Arab caliph 754–775: founder of Baghdad 764.

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Plus, Mortenson's Pakistani host Mansur Khan Mahsud exposes his lies.

Is Three Cups of Tea Writer Greg Mortenson a Fraud? |Lloyd Grove, Mike Giglio |April 18, 2011 |DAILY BEAST
"Nay, rather he who sent you to me should ask forgiveness," replied Mansur.

Mystics and Saints of Islam |Claud Field
Notwithstanding the apparent blasphemy of Mansur's exclamation, he has always been the object of eulogy by Mohammedan poets.

Mystics and Saints of Islam |Claud Field
In a few days Madibbo had collected a force sufficiently strong to attack Mansur.

Fire and Sword in the Sudan |Rudolf C. Slatin

Mansur himself however was of an enthusiastic temperament, and took no pains to guard his language.

Mystics and Saints of Islam |Claud Field
By this time Mansur had worked himself into such a state of nervous excitement that he had become incoherent.

Fire and Sword in the Sudan |Rudolf C. Slatin

Mansur

/ (mænˈsʊə) /

Abu Ja'far al- (ˈæbuː ˈdzæfə ˈæl). 712–75 ad, 2nd caliph of the Abbasid dynasty (754–75). He founded Baghdad (762) and made it the Islamic capital