and manifold acts of kindness—blessings so manifest that they had never even occurred to most people (1) nor entered their imagination. All praise belongs to Allah, an abundant, pure, and blessed praise such as our Lord loves and approves.

He went on to say: Truth is always triumphant, exalted, and ever-increasing, whereas falsehood is forever sinking, debased, and fading away. Allah has forced the adversaries to bow their necks and has humiliated them to the utmost degree (2); indeed, their leading figures have sued for peace and submission in terms too lengthy to recount.

By Allah’s grace, we stipulated for them conditions that preserve the honor of Islam and the Sunnah and suppress falsehood and innovation, and they agreed to them all; yet we withheld our assent until these matters are put into action. We placed no trust in their words or pledges (3), nor did we respond to their requests until every stipulation has been implemented, every clause executed, and the dignity of Islam and the Sunnah becomes evident to elite and commoner alike—good deeds that will erase their misdeeds.

Furthermore, Allah has reinforced, through causes too numerous to describe in this letter (4), everything that elevates Islam and the Sunnah and crushes unbelief and innovation.

Likewise, events have occurred that glorify Islam and curb the Jews and the Christians (5). They had grown overbearing and acquired strength, aided by those who helped them in a matter that brought great humiliation upon the Muslims (6), yet Allah, in His subtle mercy, enabled us to take part in