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مَكْتَبَةُ كَتِيبَةِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ نُصَيْرٍ

The Egyptian Epistle - Muhammad ibn Muqatil al-Qati'i

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Indeed, woe be to her and to those she led. The number of those with her was three hundred thousand men, led by the Samiri, the commander of her army (just as Talha was). Upon his back was a garment stained with blood, claiming it was the shirt of Moses. For she—may God curse her—had said to the people of Sham: "You know I am the daughter of Jethro the Prophet—exalted be his glory—whom God sent to four nations. Joshua son of Nun killed my husband Moses ibn Imran, the Prophet of God and His Interlocutor (Kalim); this is his blood upon his garment. I have come out to fight him and take revenge." The people of Sham obeyed her entirely, marching with her in three ranks, each rank containing a thousand fighters, besides those whose number cannot be counted. The Lord Joshua—exalted be his glory—advanced with spear and shield in hand; he defeated two of their ranks and killed most of them. Then he looked toward the sun as it neared setting and said, making his companions from the Children of Israel hear: "O Lord, if they are upon the truth, then hide the sun; but if I am upon the truth and they are upon falsehood, then return the sun to the time of the afternoon prayer (Asr) until I triumph over the remainder of Your enemies."

The sun returned from the west to the time of the afternoon. It remained rising and shining upon them until they were all defeated and he triumphed over them, capturing Safra daughter of Jethro. Then the sun set. When he captured Safra, he protected her and ordered her safety. Their battle was on a Friday; when Saturday passed, our Master—exalted be his glory—sent her on Sunday, guarded and honored, to Midian, the home of her father, until she arrived. A group of the Children of Israel, upon witnessing the return of the sun, believed in him with a true faith and affirmed his divinity (Ma'nawiyya).

He manifested at Emmaus that which is famous and whose explanation would be long here. Among those events: he came to Emmaus, a city with seven walls. He would approach a wall, stand outside it, then circle it while speaking words with which he moved his lips—exalted be He who has no corporeality nor likeness—and the wall would fall entirely.

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