The Chachnāma (Fatḥnāma-yi Sind) 46.2.5

46.2.5

When this news got abroad, the residents of the town, high and low, said to one another: “We have been so long hearing about Muhammad Kásim’s piety and probity, his watchfulness, his justice, his virtue, his equity, his kindness, his faithfulness in the observance of promises, and his truthfulness; but now we have seen all this with our own eyes. We should, therefore, now send a message to him, through some trustworthy person and ask for his mercy; and hand over the fort to him.” When Fófi came to know for certain that Dahar had been killed, and that the people were contemplating a surrender, he collected all his followers and family members, and as soon as the king of heavenly bodies went behind the curtain of the dark night, he came out of the fort and went to the territory of Jétór, where he joined his brothers Jaisiah and Wakiah, sons of Dahar, who had been residing at a place called Nazwalah Sandal. There was a man from amongst the Alafis at Alór, who had been all along co-operating with Fófi and he, with the intention of informing the Arabs outside, of Fófi’s flight and concealment, wrote on a piece of paper, the following words: “Fófi Dahar has resigned the rulership of Alór, and has gone away somewhere” and tying the paper to an arrow, he shot it out. Muhammad Kásim now sent his army to commence an assault. Accordingly, warlike men and brave soldiers got over the ramparts, and began to fight.