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And if they kill me, I am wronged. Peace. Then he sent a large army to confront the army of Al-Haj Muftah Dada and the great Bida. They met, he and the army of Sultan Abd al-Rahman, and he made a place called Tebeldiya. Each man had an army. Sultan Abd al-Rahman Samrouk and Al-Sufrouk, a piece of the era. Its image is like this. The two armies met, the army of the Sultan, Al-Sufarik, and the army of Al-Halifa. They said, "Allahu Akbar," and they fled. The army of the Sultan pursued them, taking the spoils and the burdens. The Arabs also pursued them, and they gained great spoils from them. Al-Haj Muftah and a few of his companions went to Ras Burra. When Al-Haj Muftah entered upon the Khalifa, he said to him, "What brought you back?" He said, "My lord, I am advising you and looking out for you. If he asks you for money, give it to him, and make me the first to be given it, for I am your ransom." When the Khalifa heard this from him, he rebuked him and said, "You have returned to your origin, you wicked slave! But the blame is on me for putting you in charge of the armies." The Khalifa gathered a great army, opened the treasuries, distributed the money, and granted fiefs, gathering a great army without beginning or end. He marched on the day of victory against the Sultan. He reached a place called Teldo, where the Sultan overtook him. They saw each other, and their armies lined up, and their ranks were clear. It was

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