Letter to His Brother, Peraḥyā
To my dear brother—may God give you long life, protect you and guard you, not deny you His superior gift of success, be for you a guardian and protector in all your affairs, avert from you anything that troubles you and keep away whatever distresses you! This is to inform you—may God give you life!—that your esteemed letter arrived on the 24th of…
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