The Land of Desert and Palm

"O followers! When the call to prayer is made on Friday, then proceed diligently to the commemoration of Allah and excuse off ˹your˺ stuff. That is best for you, if only you knew.

when the prayer is done, disperse through the land and seek God's grace, and remember God greatly so that you may succeed."

-        Qur'an, Surah Al-Jumu'ah (62), Ayahs 9-10

On the Ninth of August 1454 AD, Abdullah with several other delegates protected by a war galley arrived outside the port city of al-ʾIskandariyya, or better known as Alexandria.