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And Al-Funnuni, our brother Imam bin Al-Hajj Sudair Al-Durji, in Baf Sanna, he passed away and was buried. May God have mercy on him and be pleased with him. And on Monday, the sixth of Rabi' al-Awwal, our brother and beloved Sayyid Al-Hasan bin Ali Al-Katib passed away and was buried in the Al-Jaa' Al-Kabeer cemetery. On that day, the Pasha Muhammad bin Muhammad bin Uthman sent a messenger to me, with Commander Muhammad bin Shammar, Al-Kahia Amad Ruh, Al-Kahia Abdullah Al-Harar, Al-Kahia Maud bin Ahmad, and Al-Kahia Ahmad bin Bilqasim Al-Masri, and Al-Kahia Ahmad bin Dahan. I was in Baf Sanna at that time. The messenger arrived with them. On Saturday, the seventh of the birth, and on Sunday. The messenger and the letter arrived with me at Asr time. I left Sanna the next day, Monday, and traveled on the road.
And so, for the sake of the oppressed, they went and arrived. And the Pasha's messenger was with us at the Dhuhr prayer on Monday, the third of the month.
Al-Tibl, in the month of Rabi' al-Thani, in the land of Waka'ila, yesterday. We arrived on Sunday. He assigned me a horse, and the city of Timbuktu was reached on Monday, the fifth of the month.
And I met him that night. He welcomed me, honored me, and gave me a scribe. We ask God Almighty for forgiveness, well-being, safety, and help in this world and the hereafter. He is capable of all things and worthy of answering. And on Saturday, the sixth of Rajab, Iskandar Dawud bin Muhammad Sarkaj, in his place among his people in his country, left Timbuktu with the messengers of the Raanib to Kaagh.
On Wednesday, the tenth of the month, and he wrote to them to send a delegation from them to his home. They went with him yesterday.
His brothers have taken to planning his removal with many archers and have begun.
Al-Faramah.