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==Return to Damascus== Both conquerors of Spain were therefore summoned by the caliph to Damascus. Tariq arrived first, according to some accounts. But then the caliph was taken ill. So the caliph's brother, [[Sulayman ibn Abd al-Malik]] became temporarily in charge, and asked Musa, who was arriving with a cavalcade of soldiers and spoils, to delay his grand entry into the city. He most certainly intended to claim the glories brought from the conquest for himself. But Musa dismissed this request, triumphantly entered Damascus anyway, and brought the booty before the ailing [[Al-Walid I]], which brought Musa and Tariq unprecedented popularity amongst the people of Damascus. [[Al-Walid I]] then died a few days later and was succeeded by his brother Sulayman, who demanded that Musa deliver up all his spoils. When Musa complained, Sulayman stripped him of his rank and confiscated all the booty, including the table which had reputedly once belonged to [[Solomon]]. One of Musa's sons, [[Abd al-Aziz ibn Musa]], married [[Egilona]] who was wife of [[Roderic]]. She asked 'Abd al-Aziz why his guests did not bow to him as they used to do in the presence of his father. It was reported that he began to force guests to bow to him. It was rumoured that he had secretly become a Christian, and a group of Arabs assassinated him, cut off his head and sent it to the caliph. Sulayman had Musa in his audience when the head arrived, and seeing whose it was, callously asked Musa if he recognized it. Musa maintained his dignity, saying he recognized it as belonging to someone who had always practiced the faith fervently, and cursed the men who had killed him.<ref>[[Ibn Abd-el-Hakem|Ibn Abd al-Hakam]], pp. 212β213 of Arabic text, pp. 51β52 of Spanish translation.</ref> Another son, Abd Allah, who had acted as governor of [[Ifriqiya]] after Musa, was executed on the orders of the caliph on suspicion of having had killed the man who had replaced him.<ref>[[Ibn Abd-el-Hakem|Ibn Abd al-Hakam]], pp. 213β214 of Arabic text, pp. 55β56 of Spanish translation.</ref>
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