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He is equal in his generosity, high and low in status, Son of kings and son of those who had great wealth. They achieved nothing but the good they did before. This is what this ambitious man sought through his actions. From doing good, he benefited mankind like clouds. And mosques, schools, and wells that quench the thirst of the thirsty. May God have mercy on Yusuf, the seal of the noble, without question. It is not surprising that his biography is completed by the noble. 293 40 488 1320 Let us return to what we are concerned with. Then my grandfather left the noble Mecca, Al-Bundara, the port of Jeddah, and stayed in Basra, copying books, and returned. He was of beautiful handwriting, as we have mentioned. It happened that during that period he met people from the island of Sinnar, and some of them joined him, and a friendship was formed between them. He asked him what country he was from, and he said from Tunis. He asked him about the reason for his stay in Jeddah, and he told him his story and what had happened to him. The Sennari said, "Let us go with us to the city of Sinnar, and you will gain honor. Otherwise, the dust, for we are a man of ample means, who does not care, but rather immediately."

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