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Take pity on your subjects and be kind to them, for I have reliably learned that there is
no limit to the tyranny exercised by the strong over the weak. A year ago when I saw
people who were wasted away by deep anxiety and whose limbs trembled, I could not
bear the agonizing sight and consequently left Tus. However, when urgent, private
affairs forced me to return to Tus I found that the same forces of darkness were still on
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the rise and that the people had become even more impoverished and even greater
oppressed, but no body cared to save them from the clutches of the tyrants.
Refrain from torturing the innocent masses or else you will be disgraced by Allah. If you
want to escape His punishment, fight the forces of cruelty and injustice like a pious
person and do not yield to their behest, for if you purge yourself of selfness and help the
cause of Allah by opposing the enemies of His worshipers, you will develop friendship
towards men and obedience to Allah which will lead you to the highest rank beyond the
reach of kings of this wicked world. If you want to serve suffering humanity, you will
no limit to the tyranny exercised by the strong over the weak. A year ago when I saw
people who were wasted away by deep anxiety and whose limbs trembled, I could not
bear the agonizing sight and consequently left Tus. However, when urgent, private
affairs forced me to return to Tus I found that the same forces of darkness were still on
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the rise and that the people had become even more impoverished and even greater
oppressed, but no body cared to save them from the clutches of the tyrants.
Refrain from torturing the innocent masses or else you will be disgraced by Allah. If you
want to escape His punishment, fight the forces of cruelty and injustice like a pious
person and do not yield to their behest, for if you purge yourself of selfness and help the
cause of Allah by opposing the enemies of His worshipers, you will develop friendship
towards men and obedience to Allah which will lead you to the highest rank beyond the
reach of kings of this wicked world. If you want to serve suffering humanity, you will