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Look into yourself and if you spend your life like the others, what explanation will you
offer: "What do you think? If We gave them enjoyment for many years, and then what
they were promised comes to them, what avail will their past enjoyments be to them?"
Koran, Chapter 26 verses 205 - 206.

I must draw to your attention that none of the viziers of days gone by were as notorious
for his bad deeds as you are. The mass of wretchedness and ruin which your
administration has occasioned is beyond all calculation and yet you do not feel pity
towards the inhabitants of Tus who have already suffered heavily. Though you would
dislike these things being said against you, but the Holy Prophet, praise and peace be
upon him said in his Prophetic Hadiths that on the Day of Judgement the guilty alone
would not be held responsible for their crimes, but also their relatives would be
subjected to a humiliating punishment.

You must realize that no one is concerned or worried about you, therefore, you should
feel pity towards yourself. Avoid excessive social contact with men and dedicate
yourself to good deeds so that you may earn peace of mind in this world as well as in
the next.