He informed that the victorious troops had met with the ʿArabs face to face, and that both parties had drawn their troops in battle array, but that no fighting had taken place. Further, the ʿArabs asked for ʾamān, and this Bedouin, one of the ʾakābir of the fighting ʿArabs, had come to the sultan’s presence, asking for ʾamān and the consent to them.