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Sulayman ibn Sa'd al-Khushani
- ... that Sulayman ibn Sa'd al-Khushani proposed and carried out the Arabization of Syria's Greek-language tax administration during the reign of Umayyad caliph Abd al-Malik? Source: He [Sulayman] knew Greek well, for the proposition he makes to 'Abdalmalik to rid him of Sarjun is that he will turn the tax-bureau's books and records into Arabic ... He completed the job in less than a year. M. Sprengling, 1939, p. 213, The American Journal of Semitic Languages and Literatures. The University of Chicago Press. 56 (2)
- ALT2: that Caliph Abd al-Malik's scribe Sulayman ibn Sa'd al-Khushani changed the language of Syria's bureaucracy from Greek to Arabic?
- Reviewed: Pending
Created by Al Ameer son (talk). Self-nominated at 15:33, 23 May 2019 (UTC).
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- The lead is just a summary of what’s in the article body, not sure if citations here would be necessary. I reworded the hook in ALT2. Let me know if it works. —Al Ameer (talk) 01:32, 1 June 2019 (UTC)
- That hook is perfect! You're right about citations. I had to double check, but if all of the claims in the lead are restated it becomes personal preference. With ALT2, I would say that this is
16px All set.once you review do that review woops. –MJL ‐Talk‐☖ 04:17, 1 June 2019 (UTC) 04:21, 1 June 2019 (UTC)
- That hook is perfect! You're right about citations. I had to double check, but if all of the claims in the lead are restated it becomes personal preference. With ALT2, I would say that this is