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10 Masʾûd, arrived at the place, and cried, "Peace be upon thee, O Commander of the Faithful!" Upon hearing which the old woman smote her head with her hand, and exclaimed, "Alas! what a misfortune! I have insulted the Commander of the Faithful to his face." But ʾOmar said to her, "You have done no wrong. May God have mercy upon you!" And then he asked for a piece of parchment, that he might write upon it; but as none could be found, he cut off a piece of his shirt, and wrote upon it, "In the name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful: