 knew this said who was killed by the berbers on the day they entered cordoba by force and plundered it. the aforementioned hakam his brother was the head of the mutazila in andalusia their elder their teacher their theologian and their ascetic. he was also a good poet and jurist. his brother abd almalik ibn mundhir was also accused of this doctrine and he had the plan of response during the days of hakam may god be pleased with him. he was the one who was crucified by almansur ibn abi amir when he accused him and a group of jurists and judges in cordoba of secretly pledging allegiance to abd alrahman ibn ubayd allah the son of the commander of the faithful alnasir may god be pleased with them. abd alrahman was killed abd almalik ibn mundhir was crucified and those he accused were scattered. their father the chief justice mundhir ibn said was also accused of the mutazila doctrine. he was the most eloquent of people the most knowledgeable in every art the most pious and the most humorous and playful. the aforementioned hakam while alive at the time i am writing to you with this letter had lost his sight and was very old.
فأنا أدركت سعيدا هذا وقد قتله البربر يوم دخولهم قرطبة عنوة وانتهابهم إياها، وحكم المذكور أخوه هو رأس المعتزلة بالأندلس وكبيرهم وأستاذهم ومتكلمهم وناسكهم، وهو مع ذلك شاعر طيب وفقيه. وكان أخوه عبد الملك بن منذر متهما بهذا المذهب أيضا، ولي خطة الرد أيام الحكم رضي الله عنه، وهو الذي صلبه المنصور ابن أبي عامر إذ اتهمه هو وجماعة من الفقهاء والقضاة بقرطبة أنهم يبايعون سرا لعبد الرحمن بن عبيد الله ابن أمير المؤمنين الناصر رضي الله عنهم، فقتل عبد الرحمن وصلب عبد الملك بن منذر وبدد شمل من اتهم. وكان أبوهم قاضي القضاة منذر بن سعيد متهما بمذهب الاعتزال أيضا، وكان أخطب الناس وعلمهم بكل فن وأورعهم وأكثرهم هزلا ودعابة. وحكم المذكور في الحياة في حين كتابتي إليك بهذه الرسالة قد كف بصره وأسن جدا.