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988-997

  • For he is God's captive on the earth, and he has become subjected to the anger of God's enemy.”
  • How Mustafá (Mohammed), on whom be peace, enjoined the Siddíq, may God be pleased with him, saying, “Since thou art going to purchase Bilál, they (the Jews) will certainly raise his price by wrangling (with thee): make me thy partner in this merit, be my agent, and receive from me half the purchase-money.”
  • Mustafá said to him, “O seeker of (spiritual) fortune, I will be thy partner in this (enterprise).
  • Be my agent, buy a half share (in him) on my account, and receive the payment from me.” 990
  • He replied, “I will do my utmost to serve thee.” Then he went to the house of the merciless Jew.
  • He said to himself, “From the hands of children one can buy pearls very cheaply, O father.”
  • From these foolish children the ghoul-like Devil is buying their reason and faith in exchange for the kingdom of this world.
  • He decks out the carcase so finely that (with it) he buys from them two hundred rose-gardens.
  • By magic he produces such moonshine that by means of (his) magic he carries off from worthless folk a hundred purses (of money). 995
  • The prophets taught them to trade (in the spiritual market) and lighted the candle of the (true) religion before them;
  • (But) by means of magic and in despite the devilish and ghoulish Magician caused the prophets to appear ugly in their eyes.