of large pieces of iron, between which they
packed wood and coal, till the whole equalled
the height of the mountains [
of Armenia
]. Then
setting fire to the combustibles, and by the use of
bellows, they made the iron red hot, and poured
molten brass over to fill up the interstices.
—Al Beidawi.
Dhu'lnun, the surname of Jonah.; so called because he was swallowed by a fish.