At the battle of Muta, Jaafer carried the sacred banner of “the
Prophet.” One hand being lopped off, he held it with the other; the
other being struck off, he embraced it with his two stumps; his head
being cleft in twain, he flung himself on the banner staff, and the
banner was detained thus till Abdallah seized it and handed it to
Khaled. A similar tale is told of Cynægiros (q.v.).
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