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Aswad ibn Mutallib replied, <blockquote> “Stop taking the route along the coast and go via Iraq instead.” </blockquote> | Aswad ibn Mutallib replied, <blockquote> “Stop taking the route along the coast and go via Iraq instead.” </blockquote> | ||
<blockquote> “I don’t know that route,” </blockquote> Safwan replied. | <blockquote> “I don’t know that route,” </blockquote> Safwan replied. | ||
Aswad said, <blockquote> “I will introduce you to the best of guides that can traverse that route even with his eyes closed! His name is Furat ibn Hayyan.” </blockquote> | Aswad said, <blockquote> “I will introduce you to the best of guides that can traverse that route even with his eyes closed! His name is Furat ibn Hayyan.” </blockquote> | ||
Safwan agreed and sent somebody to tell Furat that, <blockquote> “I want to go to Syria, but seeing as Muhammad and his allies have closed the coastal routes to me, I wish to go via Iraq.” </blockquote> | Safwan agreed and sent somebody to tell Furat that, <blockquote> “I want to go to Syria, but seeing as Muhammad and his allies have closed the coastal routes to me, I wish to go via Iraq.” </blockquote> | ||