نسخة ما كتبه القرمطي
To our lord al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah, Commander of the Faithful, upon his arrival in Egypt.
In the name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful.
To proceed:
We have arrived with the Turks of Khurasan, Arabian horses, Indian swords, armor of David, Tibetan shields, and spears of al-Khatt.
Our mounts travel light. Surrender the lands, and you shall be safe in your life, your property, your family, and your children.
Peace.
His reply, peace be upon him:
As for what you have mentioned concerning the swiftness of your mounts, it is merely evidence of the deficiency of your judgment.
This is a matter decreed in a known Book.
For we have looked into the Hidden Book and the Concealed Knowledge, and have learned that this land of ours shall become graves for your bodies, while your wealth and your dwellings shall become our inheritance.
You must therefore know that calamity has surrounded you and destruction has descended upon you.
You have not come of your own accord. Rather, God has brought you here so that He might manifest a miracle through you and your companions.
I praise God for what He has granted me in taking possession of you after eight hours of the day had passed on Monday, when the excuses of the unjust shall no longer benefit them, and theirs shall be the curse and the evil abode.
Peace be upon whoever follows guidance, fears the consequences of destruction, and fears God in the life to come and in this present life.
He is sufficient for us, and that suffices.
To Him everyone who supplicates turns.