it is necessary for them in their afterlife and their permanent abode and by collecting money that may be a cause of their lives being cut short and an aid to their enemies against them from protecting their religion by which they were strengthened in their new life and by which they hope for victory in their afterlife and he says in another place and it is an evil trial that has destroyed religions except for those whom god almighty has protected from many aspects that the speech would be long for. the main point of this is that every administrator of a city or fortress in any part of our andalusia from beginning to end is fighting against god almighty and his messenger and is spreading corruption on earth. what you see clearly is their launching of raids on the property of the muslims from the subjects and their allowing their soldiers to cut off the road imposing taxes and tribute on the necks of the muslims giving the jews power over the roads of the muslims to take tribute and taxes from the people of islam making excuses for a necessity that does not permit what god has forbidden. their purpose in this is to perpetuate the implementation of their order and their oppression then he says by god if they knew that in the worship of the crosses their affairs would proceed they would rush to it. we see them seeking help from the christians enabling them to enter the sanctuaries of the muslims their sons and men carrying them as captives to their countries and perhaps they give them cities and castles willingly so they empty them of islam and fill them with bells. may god curse all of them and unleash one of his swords upon them. whoever holds this view does not see resorting to history as a savior for himself or others but rather sees it as an immortalization of unjust acts that he does not approve of and which do not add much to the lesson learned from the conduct of oppressors throughout the ages.
اللازمة لهم في معادهم ودار قرارهم، وبجمع أموال ربما كانت سببا إلى انقراض أعمارهم وعونا لأعدائهم عليهم عن حياطة ملتهم التي بها عزوا في هاجلتهم وبها يرجون الفوز في آجلتهم ويقول في موضع آخر وهي فتنة سوء أهلكت الأديان إلا من وقى الله تعالى من وجوه كثيرة يطول لها الخطاب. وعمدة ذلك أن كل مدبر مدينة أو حصن في شيء من أندلسنا هذه أولها عن آخرها محارب لله تعالى ورسوله وساع في الأرض بفساد، والذي ترونه عيانا من شنهم الغارات على أموال المسلمين من الرعية وإباحتهم لجندهم قطع الطريق ضاربون للمكوس والجزية على رقاب المسلمين، مسلطون لليهود على قوارع طرق المسلمين في أخذ الجزية والضريبة من أهل الإسلام، معتذرون بضرورة لا تبيح ما حرم الله، غرضهم فيها استدام نفاذ أمرهم ونهيمهم. ثم يقول والله لو علموا أن في عبادة الصلبان تمشية أمورهم لبادروا إليها، فنحن نراهم يستمدون النصارى فيمكنونهم من حرم المسلمين وأبنائهم ورجالهم يحملونهم أسارى إلى بلادهم. وربما أعطوهم المدن والقلاع طوعا فأخلوها من الإسلام وعمروها بالنواقيس، لعن الله جميعهم وسلط عليهم سيفا من سيوفه . ومن كان يحمل هذه النظرة، فإنه لا يرى في اللجوء إلى التاريخ منقذا لنفسه ولغيره، بل هو يرى فيه تخليدا لأعمال ظالمة لا يقرها، ولا تضيف شيئا كثيرا إلى العبرة المستمدة من سير الظالمين على مدى العصور.