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No Saray And when Al-Amin Ahmad Darr Al-Qawadh, son of Sheikh Al-Shardaq, was brought to the prison, one hundred and fifty soldiers surrounded him and began to beat him with sticks until he was thrown into prison, unconscious. He remained in prison for three days.

Then the commander ordered him to be taken to the jailer, who approached him quickly, fell to the ground, and prostrated himself before him. He said, "My lord, the prince, I beg you to spare me. I swear by God, the Most High, and by the Prophet and the Mahdi, and by the Imam of the Age and my master, that I have never wronged anyone. If you do not believe me, then I will confess."

He said, "Do you repent?" He said, "I repent to God, the Messenger, the Mahdi, the Imam of the Age, and my master." He said, "Then you are forgiven."

Many of the notables were imprisoned and sent to the vast prisons. We have mentioned this to indicate the extent of the cruelty and mistreatment of the Dongolawi people.

Three-quarters of the population died, and their lands were taken.

Delegations came one after another to the governor, complaining of his harshness, but their complaints were of no avail.

The governor did not listen to them, and often imprisoned those who complained and released the oppressors. Thus, they despaired of complaining and resigned themselves to their fate until God Almighty willed to save them.

His actions were condemned and he was defeated. This is mentioned in his book, and God guides to the right path.

The governor of Al-Qara was a man of immense cruelty, beyond imagination.

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