His father named him ad-Dhahhak, but everybody called him al-Ahnaf (the
clubfooted), because of a defect in his feet. Early life
Kaynak: Ahnaf ibn QaisFort was "
clubfooted" and badly crippled from birth and unsuitable for military service. However, by the time he surrendered, his small
Kaynak: De Witt Clinton Fortarbitrary as a love story, tedious and pointless as a murder mystery, ham-handed as comedy,
clubfooted as dance, at best wanly pleasant as music."
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