Since olfactory oppression is on the minds of many, here’s two examples from Arabic literature courtesy of al-Jāḥiẓ and his Kitāb al-Ḥayawān (Eng. “Book of Living Being/Animals” his rival to Aristotle’s Historia Animalia):
[anecdote 1]
“Two physicians of the caliphs ...
[anecdote 1]
“Two physicians of the caliphs ...
Salmawayh and Ibn Māsawayh, said to me that no corpse on the face of earth is more fetid or ranker than the corpse of a camel. I suspected, however, that merely their bias against the camel and their resentment for their masters [i.e., the Arabs] ...
made them suppose that to be the case—after all, the Prophet ﷺ is the one who’s mentioned in the scriptures as the rider of the camel [Isaiah 21:7].”
[anecdote 2]
It is said that [the emir] al-Ḥajjāj said to his men, “Which corpse is the rankest of them all?” ...
[anecdote 2]
It is said that [the emir] al-Ḥajjāj said to his men, “Which corpse is the rankest of them all?” ...
“Canine corpses,” he was told. That was put to the test, but he was told, “Even ranker than they are feline corpses, the rankest of them are the tomcats.” [For that reason al-Ḥajjāj] crucified [the defeated rebel caliph] Ibn al-Zubayr between two tomcats.” x.com
In case you didn't get the reference to Isaiah 21
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