except the amir Qutb al-Din Qaymaz.

During his caliphate (1) the ʿUbaydid (Fatimid) state in Egypt came to an end; the Friday sermon was pronounced in his name there, and when the news arrived the markets were closed (2) in celebration, ceremonial domes were set up, and I composed a book entitled The Victory over Egypt, which I presented to Imam al-Mustadiʾ.

I add: the sermon was also delivered for him in Yemen, in Barqah, in Tawzar, and even in the lands of the Turks; kings submitted to him. He would summon Ibn al-Jawzi and command him to preach within his hearing, and he inclined toward the Hanbali school. Under his rule Rafidi partisanship waned in Baghdad and in Egypt, the Sunnah became manifest, and security prevailed—praise be to Allah for that favor.

Hayṣ-Bayṣ composed the following lines in his praise (3):

O Imam of guidance, you have risen beyond generosity
with wealth, with silver, and with gleaming gold.
You granted lives, security, and whole lands
within but an hour that passed in the day.
How can we extol you, when you have surpassed
the bounty of seas and drenching rains?
You are a singular marvel, self-sufficient,
confounding both minds and thoughts.
Your noble soul, through valor and liberality,
has united what is as water and as fire.

Al-Mustadiʾ died in Shawwal (4), 575 AH, after which allegiance was sworn to his son al-Nasir li-Din Allah.

Among the events of his days: Salah al-Din marched out with the Egyptians, raided the Franks at Gaza and Ascalon, captured the fortress of Ayla, proceeded to Alexandria, and heard