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To the mountain once for relief, and I was first granted permission out of fear for the well-being of the people of the Kabil. Then he gave me permission and appointed me with Khada, and wrote me a firman for all the officials of the mountain, in which it states from the presence of the Great Sultan and the noble Khaqan, the Sultan of Arabs and Persians, trusting in the care of the Just and Patient King, Sultan Muhammad Fadl al-Mansur, all the mighty kings. After that: Indeed, the honorable Sayyid Shering Muhammad al-Tunisi, son of the honorable scholar Sayyid Omar al-Tunisi, has sought our permission to see what is within and to examine its outward and inward aspects. We have granted him permission for this, so no one should prevent him from any place he wishes to see. We have commanded every king who encounters him to honor and respect him. And I have accompanied him with two of my trusted companions to be intermediaries between you and him, to convey the message and achieve the goal. And peace. So I set out with the two companions and two others to the people of the town where I was. We traveled for two days, and on the third day, we reached the outskirts of the mountain. We descended into a town called Tamliyah, whose chief is called al-Fatih Tamr, and he has a son called al-Fatih Muhammad, and another called Sulayman. We descended into the house of the town's chief, and he and his sons attended. They welcomed us warmly. We informed them of our purpose and showed them the Sultan's order. They then rejoiced at my recovery and greatly honored me. We spent that night, and the next day, we departed.

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