The sermon of my master Idris al-Azhar, son of the master, Idris al-Fatih al-Akbar, son of my master Abdullah al-Kamil, son of our master, al-Hasan al-Muthanna, son of our master, al-Hasan al-Sibt, son of our master Ali, and our mistress Fatima al-Zahra, daughter of our master Muhammad, the master of the prophets and messengers, may God’s prayers and peace be upon him and his family.
Oh God, you know that I did not want to build this city out of pride, nor boasting, nor hypocrisy, nor reputation, nor arrogance, but rather I wanted you to be worshiped in it, that your Book be recited in it, and that your limits and the laws of your religion and the Sunnah of your Prophet be upheld in it as long as the world remains. Oh God, grant its inhabitants success and help them in it, and spare them the burden of their enemies, and provide them with sustenance, and sheathe the sword of sedition and discord from them. You are able to do anything