Kitab al-Fitan · Nu'aym ibn Hammad

The one in the Levant, meaning Marwan, by Allah, fights only for the sake of this world, and the one in Mecca, meaning Ibn al-Zubayr, by Allah, fights only for the sake of this world, and those whom you call your readers, by Allah, fights only for the sake of this world. I do not see the best of people except a cluttered gang, empty stomachs from people’s money, thin in appearance from their blood.

I was a man from the people of Mecca, and I had my birth, my home, and my money. I did not stay there until Allah Almighty sent His Prophet, ﷺ. So I believed in him and followed him, so I stayed there as long as Allah wanted me to stay. Then I left it and fled with my religion to Medina, and I did not stay there until Allah gathered my money and family for me, and today I am fleeing with my religion from Medina to Mecca just as I fled with my religion from Mecca to Medina.

O Abu Abd al-Rahman, you are an obedient man among the people of the Levant, and I see a turmoil boiling over, so go, I have commanded you against them.

These are our books, we have finished them. Ride with them to the people of the Levant. I implore you by Allah, and I implore you to Islam. By Allah, you will ride it. I remind you of Allah and the Last Day. This is a matter that I did not do anything at the beginning of, and I will not be able to do anything at the end of it. By Allah, I will not return anything to you from the people of the Levant. By Allah, if the people of the Levant want you, you will obey them, and if they do not want you, I will not refuse you anything from them. By Allah, you will ride it willingly or A hater