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hear and obey, it will be for the Prophet to do honor to the honorable among you and pardon those among you who do the wrong. Whosoever of the banu-Ḥabîbah and the inhabitants of Maḳna bethinks himself to do well to the Moslems, it shall be well for him; and whosoever means mischief to them, mischief shall befall him. Ye are to have no ruler save of your number of the family of the Prophet. Written by ʿAli-ibn-abu-Ṭâlib[1] in the year 9."
- ↑ Sic! Being genitive, it should be "abi". See note in De Goeje's edition, p. 60.
