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Praise be to God Almighty, as He deserves. It is only by His grace and favor, and by your noble brotherhood, whose merit is known and whose right is obligatory. Its pride is famous among the fighting kings, and its esteemed position among the Muslim princes is noble. May it continue to revive the landmarks of its predecessors and strive for good deeds that bring it goodness and increase. This is the place of our brother, and may God grant you success and protect you. For we, and those Muslims in this region since God established us and our predecessors, and those who stood firm in the path of defense and jihad, have never been defeated by a span of land or a calamity that befell us, nor by a grave event. The greatest movement in these days is that the great victory, which cannot be repelled and whose command is not disobeyed, when the disunity of his nation and the humiliation of Muslims by each other revived among them a nation that fills the space and invades to aid their brother. When he established himself in kingship, all became one force against the Muslims, and he divided the lands among them and promised them. And they conspired to aid their brother. When he established himself in kingship, all became one force against the Muslims, and he divided the lands among them and promised them. And he made a covenant with the noble ones not to address the current situation that he appointed, and the provinces that he wounded, and the lands that he permitted. And the Arabs agree on possessing the coast and cutting off passage, and they are eager to destroy the exploited crops that tear at the souls of these people.