And he chose to send the notables of the people, and they sent him with the reply, along with a written message from Sheikh Professor Director Dr. Abu Al-Hasan Ali Azzouz, may God have mercy on him, and Sheikh Al-Abdali Abdul Karim bin Yusuf Barqouth, and Abu Al-Hasan Ali Al-Sum'a Al-Hanafi, and Sheikh Qadi Abu Al-Qasim Ahmad Al-Rahmani, and the dismissed head of the Diwan, the pillar of army mobilization, and a group from the elite of the Diwan. When they reached the evening of Masqaja, he met them with welcome and claims, with disagreement and cheerfulness, as you were. They did not carry from him what the scholars would approve of, the mercy of God's punishment. You know the cost of bloodshed and the seizure of their property out of aggression. So the answer was that he borrowed from the infidels, in addition to Sharia, what he wanted from the treasury. And what he harbored of evil appeared to them, and he was forgiven for it. The King's Diwan was informed that he had no interest other than in Muslims, and he only wanted the living. And the people of Jabara responded with a speech and a call to enter into sedition. What you say is true. May God bless you. He did not commit what they call a sin. The preservation of Muslim blood is a success, and if he fails, it is a loss. And he followed them with a calm demeanor. His last words were that so-and-so is stubborn with them. Let someone else speak with them at another time. And if he turns to you, they are only the living. So they returned from him, and he accompanied them safely from him, seeking others from these groups to speak with him. So the envoy sent the prince to him with a group of the greatest elders, chosen with him. When they reached him, they spoke and addressed him with all beauty and sincerity. He made him realize that his resolve to kill Muslims, some of them killing others, is what the polytheists wish for and makes them happy. And he took from the work of Sheikh Karan, and returned to God Almighty, and preserved the blood of Muslims. As for the events, he said, "My servant Marcus is coming to you, and only good will come." And they returned from him.