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Ali al-Ghazi said, "Fear the gate of the Amir of the Muslims, lest mercy lead you towards him and fear drive you away from him." So Nasr Allah said, "God willing." Then he rose and said, "If you visit him, he will treat you well. God is great." And he said, "We are of kin. Suwayd sent its delegations to him, seeking his approval and forgiveness from the Most High. So they admitted what they had failed in regarding him. We know the intention and have made the means of acceptance permissible for you. So be generous, and we will forgive your transgressions, a clear sign of our forbearance, and the custom of the noble, which no description can encompass. Then the supplicants offered their gifts, and the sons of Muhammad bin Uthman were placed under the guardianship of Sheikh Ya'qub. And Riz'a, with his desire, was pleased, for he owns nothing but himself. And when the effort was completed, the work was rewarded. He chose the best of his intentions, and God grants His kingdom to whom He wills and chooses. And the Amir Abu Abd Allah Muhammad bin Yahya al-Muwahhid, whose story of his appointment by the Caliph we have previously recounted, then achieved his victory. When fate decreed the death of the hero, the moon of the age was eclipsed in taking Taser from the hand of its commander, Umar bin Musa al-Mutabari. He was pleased and delighted in the wilderness with his exploits, and he spoke of the thrust and the descent and the battle. Nasr Allah, after the enemy was routed, did not begin by gathering the troops, but rather by sending his vizier, Imran bin Musa, to them.