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and they are my brothers, and very useful and helpful to me, 
I have among the tribe of the Fullan a body of men in the land 
who run and hasten to defend the religion of Allah. Dearer 
to them than their house and family and souls is the religion of 
Allah, who is mighty ! Whenever they see infidelity and 
rebellion against their Lord, they resist, and go aside from 
every impious person. And I have some of the men of Allah 
in the land, and also of the angels, as an auxiliary and a scat- 
tering host. And my trust — my trust is in Allah, whose 
majesty is great ! and there is no help except from Him ; 
and Allah is most mighty ! So there is no help except from 
Him ; not even from the angels, though they be mighty and 
worthy of praise. He is God, who is great ! He redoubles 
His aid against every oppressor who is violent and exorbitant. 
As for me, it is sufficient protection against A'hmed that 
I should pray to Allah in the belly * of this night that 
approaches. I will aim my prayer at Him, at the dawn, 
like an arrow. He shall find himself, when he sees to-mor- 
row, smitten with death. But if he repents one day, that 
will be best for him. But if he refuse,- — will not repent, 
— then the matter is referred to Allah. Before him, 
Pharaoh, and Nimrod, and 'Aad, and Sheddad ben 'Add 
rebelled: but all those on whom their prophets invoked 
vengeance perished, and disappeared, and were desolated. 
Moses, and Jesus, and Salih, and Hud, and Abraham, and 
subsequently Mohammed, called on their Lord. He alone 
then — glory to his name ! — is the One we invoke. Just as 
they obey, so will He answer and help the faithful. Then, 
help me, O Lord, in the same way as Thou didst help them : 
for there is no defence and no help above Thee. And bless 
and prosper them with benedictions ; for there are not any 
among them but those that deserve praise and honour. 
" Finished with the help of God," &c. &c. 
* i,e. The latter third. 
