E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
Ya’coub ebn La’ïth,
surnamed al Soffar (the brazier), because his father followed that trade in Seistan, was captain of a bandit troop, raised himself to the sovereignty of Persia, and was the first independent monarch of that country of the Mahometan faith. (873–875.)
