hm ad ) ▁were ▁alive ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁his ▁death , ▁all ▁of ▁them ▁were ▁passed ▁over ▁for ▁succession . ▁Ab dal lah ▁instead ▁chose ▁as ▁his ▁successor ▁his ▁grand son , ▁Abd ▁al - R ah man   III ▁( the ▁son ▁of ▁his ▁first ▁son ). ▁This ▁came ▁as ▁no ▁surprise , ▁since ▁Ab dal lah ▁had ▁already ▁demonstrated ▁his ▁affection ▁for ▁his ▁grand son ▁in ▁many ▁ways , ▁namely ▁by ▁allowing ▁him ▁to ▁live ▁in ▁his ▁own ▁tower ▁( something ▁he ▁did ▁not ▁allow ▁for ▁any ▁of ▁his ▁sons ), ▁and ▁allowing ▁him ▁to ▁sit ▁on ▁the ▁throne ▁on ▁some ▁fest ive ▁occasions . ▁Most ▁important ly ▁Ab dal lah ▁gave ▁Abd ▁al - R ah man ▁his ▁ring , ▁the ▁symbol ▁of ▁power , ▁when ▁Ab dal lah ▁fell ▁ill ▁prior ▁to ▁his ▁death . ▁Abd ▁al - R ah man ▁succeeded ▁Ab dal lah ▁the ▁day ▁after ▁his ▁death , ▁ 1 6 ▁October ▁ 9 1 2 . ▁Histor i ograph ers ▁of ▁the ▁time , ▁such ▁as ▁Al - B ay an ▁al - M ugh rib ▁and ▁the ▁Cr ónica ▁an ón ima ▁de ▁Abd ▁al - R ah man   III , ▁state ▁that ▁his ▁succession ▁was ▁" without ▁incident ". ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁time , ▁Abd ▁al - R ah man ▁was ▁about ▁ 2 1 ▁or ▁ 2 2 ▁years ▁old . ▁He ▁inherited ▁an ▁em ir ate ▁on ▁the ▁ver ge ▁of ▁dissol ution , ▁his ▁power ▁extending ▁not ▁far