ir ▁in ▁support ▁of ▁his ▁literary ▁activities ▁which ▁continued ▁to ▁his ▁death . ▁In ▁Bag hd ad ▁he ▁became ▁an ▁acquaint ance ▁of ▁Muhammad ▁ibn ▁Jar ir ▁al - Tab ari . ▁ ▁Ill ness ▁and ▁Death ▁I bn ▁K hal lik an ▁reports ▁many ▁tales ▁of ▁I bn ▁D ura id ' s ▁fond ness ▁of ▁wine ▁and ▁alco hol ▁so ▁when ▁towards ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁nin ety ▁I bn ▁D ura id ▁suffered ▁partial ▁par al ysis ▁following ▁a ▁stroke , ▁he ▁managed ▁to ▁c ure ▁himself ▁by ▁drink ing ▁th eria c ▁, ▁he ▁res umed ▁his ▁old ▁hab its ▁and ▁continued ▁to ▁teach . ▁However ▁the ▁p als y ▁returned ▁the ▁next ▁year ▁much ▁more ▁severe ▁so ▁he ▁could ▁only ▁move ▁his ▁hands . ▁ ▁He ▁would ▁cry ▁out ▁in ▁pain ▁when ▁anyone ▁entered ▁his ▁room . ▁▁ ▁His ▁student ▁Ab ū ▁Al ī ▁Is ma ’ il ▁al - K ā li ▁al - Bag hd ā di ▁remarked : ▁The ▁Al m ight y ▁has ▁pun ished ▁him ▁for ▁saying ▁in ▁his ▁M aks ū ra ī : ▁“ Oh ▁Time ! ▁You ▁have ▁met ▁someone ▁who , ▁were ▁the ▁heaven ly ▁spher es ▁to ▁fall ▁upon ▁him , ▁would ▁not ▁utter ▁compla int .” ▁ ▁He ▁remained ▁par al ys ed ▁and ▁in ▁pain ▁for ▁two ▁more ▁years , ▁although ▁his ▁mind ▁remained ▁sharp ▁and ▁he ▁answered , ▁as ▁quick ▁as ▁thought , ▁questions ▁from ▁students ▁on ▁points ▁of ▁phil ology . ▁To ▁one ▁such ,