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Cairo Genizah : Letter

Hilāl b. Abraham

Cairo Genizah

<p style='text-align: justify;'>Recto: letter from Hilāl b. Abraham in Alexandria to his brother Abū Naṣr b. Abraham in Fusṭāṭ. The Hilāl warns Abū Naṣr: ‘for the matter requested from you by me you must be desirous of toil, prepared to take heavy loads upon your back and prove that you are worthy of your renown; do not fancy that what can be obtained only by drudgery may be gotten with God’s help while taking things easy.’ Verso: address and sender’s name.</p>

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