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and he sells them to him and takes their price. And he has al-taqadum, which are the gifts they present to him upon his appointment and arrival in the country. And he has al-khutbah, which in their custom is a festival payment that the pilgrim gives to the ruler. And he sells by judgment; if another person is stingy, a portion of the produce is taken and given to the ruler. And if a man impregnates a woman unlawfully, a sum of money is taken from each of them according to their circumstances. And he has al-dam, which in their custom is that if a person is killed, there is a bloodwit, and the ruler shares in the bloodwit with the relatives of the deceased, whether it is the bloodwit for intentional killing or accidental killing. This is in addition to the injustices they take unjustly, and the forced labor they impose on them, as they build their houses and protect them in all their endeavors. Among the positions of the Qor is the king of al-Mawjiba, but we have delayed discussing it due to the length of the speech about it, its strangeness, the strangeness of the position, and the strangeness of the actions of its holders. It is considered among them the lowest and least ranked of positions, but discussing it requires an introduction. And the owner of eternal wisdom and everlasting dominion, the bestower of intellect and granter of favor, the embodiment of human intellect, which distinguishes good to follow and evil to shun or avoid. And every person loves their own opinion and intellect, so much so that they see their intellect as more complete than others' and their opinion as better than others', except for the one whose sight is for the obvious and their knowledge.

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