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My father was guided by a complete faith, and we placed in him the fire of truth, honesty, and justice. He was adorned with our morals and fulfilled his duties as we would love and be pleased with, and he was diligent in all aspects of administration. He opened it and was truthful in guiding its people, and he brought them all into obedience to us. They believed with complete sincerity. God granted him goodness and benevolence, and he exceeded what we thought of him and was pleased with him. He was a servant of God, the Lord of the worlds, and he turned to what is with God. God granted him reward and benevolence from us, and he was pleased with us. What we entrusted you with before, we did not think of you except that you would be truthful and sincere. Your sincerity and your knowledge of what is with God, and your knowledge of this world and its transience, and your knowledge of God's power and His ability over all things, so that you do not incline to anything except God's pleasure. For obedience to the Shirk after the truth has become clear is a great sin. If your Lord strengthens you and your resolve strengthens, then you are more beloved to us than we thought. If you know yourself to be weak and unable to bear the burden of their affairs and to cut off what is with them, then come to us so that we may increase you. Turning to children, family, and wealth other than God, and coveting what you see of guidance and upbringing that God has entrusted to us through His noble servants, who migrated, fought in the cause of God with their wealth and their souls. They are of the highest degree with God, and their reward is forgiveness from God and His pleasure. And He said: "And for them are gardens in which they will be eternally blissful." And He said: "As for those who migrated and were driven out of their homes and were harmed in God's cause and fought and were killed, I will surely remove their sins and admit them to gardens beneath which rivers flow, a reward from God, and with God is the best reward." This is the verse. And He said: "And God is with the patient."

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