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302 THE HISTORY OF ALEXANDER THE GREAT.<br />

"O my beloved one, this day, concerning which<br />

"I am telling you beforehand, shall be like unto<br />

"that wherein God Almighty created all things<br />

"that exist, and in it shall be awarded the works<br />

"whereby He will punish the world; and the<br />

"people shall be in two companies, one of which<br />

"shall be in Paradise and the other in fire, O my<br />

"beloved. In that day there shall be a mighty<br />

<strong>Alexander</strong>'s "King Who shall judge righteously, and the<br />

RahTman. ° "righteous shall hear His voice, and His cry shall<br />

<strong>Alexander</strong>'s<br />

"resound, and the Paradise of delisfht shall be<br />

"ornamented for them; blessed be every man<br />

"who hath been strenuous to submit himself to<br />

"what is good. In that day [p. 175] shall hidden<br />

"mysteries be laid open, and the wicked shall go<br />

"into the fire, O my beloved. I wished to tell<br />

"thee concerning these things, but I am smitten<br />

"with sickness, and between the description of<br />

"these things and me much pain and the failing<br />

"of my strength have intervened, and the pains<br />

"of death have laid hold upon me. And now, O<br />

"my beloved, hasten thee to bring me paper,<br />

"whereupon I may write a letter to my mother,<br />

"which may console her for my death, and which<br />

"may also tell her what hath befallen me."<br />

Then Rahaman brought paper unto him, and<br />

<strong>Alexander</strong> said unto him, "Write," and he began<br />

[thus]:—<br />

"I" the Namc of God, [the Merciful], the Gracious!<br />

<strong>Alexander</strong>, beloved of earthly beings be-<br />

ws"mother."F''0'^''<br />

"cause of his meagre body, and beloved of

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