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In the month of Jumada al-Ula, in the year one hundred and forty-one, may God have mercy on him. In it, there was a magnificent poet, Sayyid Musa, whose poetry addressed Sayyid Muhammad al-Amal, may God have mercy on him. He found in Tripoli his saying: "Indeed, in the horizon of the celestial sphere, a brilliance has appeared, by which the western ascent has been dispelled, a gift. And he is none other than the one The great one, upon whom the scholars of the age have relied. An imam, a leader, who has attained the highest ranks. And his elegy is not The one who is the chief of the Sultan, and his lineage. If he visits, the eloquent scholar speaks, and he is the brilliant The star of the age, Muhammad Imam, son of Bilini, the Imam, Jalal al-Din, whose brilliance has been praised. His strong men are Victorious, and his noble qualities are great, and his virtues are abundant. He is a leader among the nobles, a speaker. And among them is Shams al-Din, Like a gazelle, whose beauty is overwhelming, and she is slender. She is the one who brings light to darkness, and her union is The desire of the travelers, her clarity is like the dawn. If she glances, she dispels the darkness with the melody of her voice. And the poets And this is a mistake, as the scholars have established. To explain it, and to refine it, and it came. So may you continue with the best of gifts, To give criteria from which the evidence is drawn. And among them is the learned scholar, the good man, al-Din Miri, Ahmad bin Isa al-Gharbani. And he was firm in the truth. It is narrated that he said, and Uthman, may God have mercy on him, told him a parable, and he gathered the scholars. And he asked him about the movement of the Waqf, saying, "O Fatu, with severity." And he ordered them to descend, and they descended. The aforementioned Waqf was ordered to descend and agree. He was then judged to be invalid, and the truth is what he said. He clearly stated that he was the one who was wronged, and his right, because of his persistence The texts repeatedly, and he prostrated to it, and did not intend to pray. May God reward him with good for his religion. May God have mercy on him. In the year twenty-eight and one hundred and two, he died. May God have mercy on him, on the night of the 10th of Sha'ban, in the year eighty and one hundred and two. And he was buried there. He was among the good and was greatly respected. And he followed the path of the scholars of the age. The learned scholar, the righteous Sayyid Khumr, son of Madah. He died on the night of Friday, the first of Ramadan, in the year seventy-seven and one hundred and two. And his attachment was always to the coming world, and he was eager to meet the people of good. And a group sought his counsel, and he was supported by Sayyid Ahmad al-Kutnah and others. And he took from him Sayyid Abdullah bin Salim al-Abda, the traveler. And he had a companionship with Sayyid Muhammad al-Eid. He narrated from him that he ruled for forty years, and he led the Friday prayer with his glory. And he had a sincere devotion to God. And he was appointed to the position of Qadi at the end of Muharram, in the year thirty-seven and one hundred and two. And he was among the scholars of the land. And this is among the people of his land. The righteous scholar, Sayyid Khayr Allah bin Ahmad Abu Ghalbun. He grew up in Misrata and took from him Sayyid Muhammad Hani Isma'il and Sayyid Ahmad al-Kutnah. And he traveled to collect knowledge. He took from him the Arabs Abdullah Abu Omar, Sayyid Muhammad al-Kharqah, and Sheikh Abdul-Bala al-Zarghani, and a group. He was in Beja, ignorant, then he sought knowledge. He said that he was in the year two hundred and forty, and his knowledge was hidden. He met Prince Muhammad Mahmoud Bay, and they agreed to hate him with a humiliating hatred, from the lowest of His lineage.

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