▁to ▁the ▁point ▁that ▁the ▁stir ru ps ▁of ▁his ▁s addle ▁were ▁mounted ▁just ▁one ▁pal m ▁under ▁it . ▁When ▁mounted , ▁he ▁looked ▁tall , ▁but ▁on ▁his ▁feet ▁he ▁was ▁quite ▁short . ▁He ▁dy ed ▁his ▁be ard ▁black . ▁ ▁Muhammad ▁was ▁assass in ated ▁by ▁his ▁brother ▁Al - M ut arr if , ▁who ▁had ▁alleg edly ▁grown ▁je alous ▁of ▁the ▁favour ▁Muhammad ▁had ▁gained ▁in ▁the ▁eyes ▁of ▁their ▁father ▁Ab dal lah . ▁Al - M ut arr if ▁had ▁accused ▁Muhammad ▁of ▁plot ting ▁with ▁the ▁re bel ▁U mar ▁ibn ▁H af sun , ▁and ▁Muhammad ▁had ▁been ▁imprison ed . ▁According ▁to ▁some ▁sources , ▁the ▁em ir ▁himself ▁was ▁behind ▁Muhammad ' s ▁fall , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁Al - M ut arr if ' s ▁death ▁in ▁ 8 9 5 . ▁Abd ▁al - R ah man ▁spent ▁his ▁youth ▁in ▁his ▁mother ' s ▁ha rem . ▁Al - M ut arr if ' s ▁sister , ▁known ▁as ▁al - S ay y ida ▁(" the ▁Lady "), ▁was ▁entr usted ▁with ▁his ▁education . ▁She ▁made ▁sure ▁that ▁Abd ▁al - R ah man ' s ▁education ▁was ▁conducted ▁with ▁some ▁rig or . ▁ ▁Acc ession ▁to ▁throne ▁Em ir ▁Ab dal lah ▁died ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 7 2 . ▁Despite ▁the ▁fact ▁that ▁four ▁of ▁his ▁sons ▁( A ban , ▁Abd ▁al ▁Rah man , ▁Muhammad ▁and ▁A