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And God continues to support me, and He grants them victory from Him, with His strength and power. He has destroyed all their soldiers who were in Sudan, and burned them with fire, openly before their eyes. He has killed all who sought to do so. This is nothing but a manifestation of their disbelief and their attachment to worldly gains. And indeed, all of that has reached you, and those who have come to you are aware of it. Yet you remain indifferent, clinging to the fleeting pleasures of this world. Even though you know that God has condemned this world in all His heavenly books, and has not spared it from His criticism. He says, "Know that the life of this world is but play and amusement, and adornment and boasting among you, and a rivalry in wealth and children. It is like rain that causes plants to grow, to the delight of the growers. But then it withers and turns yellow, and becomes dry stubble. And in the Hereafter is a severe punishment and forgiveness from God and His pleasure. And the life of this world is nothing but the enjoyment of delusion." And He, the Almighty, says, "And this worldly life is not but diversion and play. And indeed, the home of the Hereafter – that is the [true] life, if only they knew." And the greatest of His blessings to His believing servants is that He has bestowed upon them what no eye has seen, nor ear has heard, nor has it occurred to the heart of man, in terms of His noble countenance. And He has called them to it, and He says, "And hasten to forgiveness from your Lord and to a garden as wide as the heavens and the earth, prepared for the righteous." And given the insignificance of this fleeting world and the greatness of the eternal Hereafter, it is necessary for you to turn away from this fleeting world and hasten to attain the precious Hereafter. And to strive for it, and to seek it. And to be content with what God has decreed for you, and not to be attached to the love of helping God's enemies. And with all of that, we have forgiven you for all that has happened. And if you hasten to answer our call and join our ranks, and follow our path, then we will not say to you except what Joseph, peace be upon him, said to his brothers: "No reproach upon you today. May God forgive you, and He is the Most Merciful of the merciful." And let it be known to you.

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