Eternal Words Nahj al-Balaghah Letters letter35 - To `Abdullah Ibn `Abbas after Muhammad Ibn Aba Bakr Had Been Killed (2)
letter35 - To `Abdullah Ibn `Abbas after Muhammad Ibn Aba Bakr Had Been Killed (2)
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Now then, Egypt has been conquered and Muhammad ibn Aba Bakr, may Allah have mercy on him, has been martyred. We seek his reward from Allah. He was a son who was a well-wisher, a hard worker, a sharp sword and a bastion of defense. I had called upon the people to join him and ordered them to reach him to help him prior to this incident. I repeatedly called upon them secretly and openly. Some of them came half-heartedly, some put up false excuses, and some sat away leaving me behind. I ask Allah, the Sublime One, to grant me an early relief from them, for by Allah, had I not been yearning to meet the enemy for the sake of martyrdom and not prepared myself for death, I would not have liked to be with these people for a single day, nor ever to face the enemy with them.
