Al-Uqud al-DurriyyaIbn Abd al-Hadi

This letter was penned while my thoughts were absorbed by the affairs of the Muslims, owing to an event that Shaykh ʿAbd Allah (1) will recount to you.

All praise belongs to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and may Allah bestow His blessings and peace upon our master Muhammad, his family, and his Companions in full.
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I (the narrator) say: The Shaykh remained at the port of Alexandria for eight months, living in a handsome, clean tower that had two windows—one of them facing the sea. Whoever wished could enter to see him, and the leading figures, dignitaries, and jurists would come and go, reading to him, debating with him, and benefiting from his knowledge.

[Summoning the Shaykh to Cairo and his meeting with King al-Nāṣir]

When the Sultan, King al-Nāṣir (3), entered Egypt—after leaving al-Karak, arriving in Damascus, and then setting out from there to Egypt (he entered on the day of ʿĪd al-Fiṭr in the year 709 AH)—he issued orders on the eighth of Shawwāl to bring the Shaykh from Alexandria. The Shaykh departed from the city, heading toward Cairo, accompanied by a large crowd of its people who came out to bid him farewell,

(1) Sic. Since the name “Abd Allah” belongs to the scribe of this letter, the passage probably intends “Abd al-Rahman,” or some other person who conveyed the letter. (2) MS B reads “wa-taraddada” (“and he went back and forth”). (3) Omitted in MS K. (4) MSS B, F, and K read “wa-tawajjaha” (“and he set off”). (5) MS T has “qudumihi” (“his arrival”).
كُتِبَ والخاطرُ مشغولٌ بأمر المسلمين، لحدوثِ أمرٍ يذكره لكم الشيخ عبد الله (١). والحمدُ لله ربِّ العالمين، وصلَّى الله على سيِّدنا محمد وآله وصحبه وسلَّم تسليمًا. *** قلتُ: بقي الشيخُ بثغر الإسكندرية ثمانية أشهر، مقيمًا ببرجٍ مليحٍ نظيف له شُبَّاكان: أحدهما إلى جهة البحر، يدخلُ إليه من شاء، ويتردَّد (٢) إليه الأكابرُ والأعيانُ والفقهاءُ، يقرأون عليه، ويبحثون معه، ويستفيدون منه. [إحضار الشيخ إلى القاهرة ولقاؤه بالملك الناصر] فلما دخل السلطانُ الملك (٣) الناصر إلى مصر، بعد خروجه من الكرك، وقدومه إلى دمشق، وتوجّهه (٤) منها إلى مصر ــ وكان دخوله (٥) إليها يوم عيد الفطر، من سنة تسعٍ وسبعمائة ــ نفَّذ لإحضار الشيخ من الإسكندرية في اليوم الثامن من شوال. وخرج الشيخُ منها متوجِّهًا إلى مصر، ومعه خلقٌ من أهلها يودِّعونه،
(١) كذا! وعبد الله هو كاتب هذه الرسالة، فلعله: عبد الرحمن. أو شخص آخر أرسلت معه الرسالة أو غيره. (٢) (ب): «وتردد». (٣) ليست في (ك). (٤) (ب، ف، ك): «وتوجه». (٥) (ط): «قدومه».

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