Chapter 26 Slander?
The sky was clear and cloudless, and the sun was shining directly on the earth. Even though Ahmed felt like he was sweating profusely even though he was wearing a turban, he still felt chilly and trembled a few times.
God, what a fallacy is this! What the hell is this! Some people actually said in public that they should not fear, respect and obey a tax collector like him? !
Some people actually say that the taxes paid to Caesar were turned into arrows to shoot at the disciples and believers of the prophet Jesus? !
What kind of unscrupulous guy could use his warm lips and tongue to speak such cold and cruel words.
Ahmed was a wealthy tax collector, and Muslims relatively valued key culture more than European lords, so he had read many religious texts since he was a child. He is a rare high-level intellectual in this era.
As a senior intellectual among Arabs, Ahmed does not regard Christianity as a polytheistic religion that believes in several gods at the same time, as many fellow Middle Easterners do.
Yes, that’s right, in this era, there are quite a few ignorant Arab Muslims who, after being exposed to Christianity, will think of Christianity! Why are you worshiping so many gods at the same time? ! Apart from this Holy Father, this Holy Mother, and this Holy Son, what kind of Holy Spirit are we worshiping! Not only that, but the worship of Christian saints makes ordinary Muslims even more confused...
As a very motivated person, Ahmed thinks about how to improve every day, and often becomes a loyal lackey in front of the lord. Naturally, you need to understand the origins between Christianity and Islam, as well as the preferences and taboos of your immediate superiors, so as to avoid flattering others.
First of all, he knew that there is only one supreme and true God. He is the God of the Jews, the God of the Romans, and the God of the Arabs. He is the common God of all nations and all creatures in the world. It's just that only believers in religions such as Judaism, Christianity, and Islam can relatively clearly understand the existence of God because they have scripture inheritance.
However, the scriptures enshrined by other sects other than Islam are either out of date, contain errors, or have been misunderstood.
As for the so-called pagans, they should be those polytheists who do not believe in the only true God.
It is precisely because of this that Ahmed can convince himself to be infinitely loyal to Leonard without any worries.
As the Qur'an says: Do not argue with those who believe in the Book except on the basis of the best method, except those who are unrighteous among them. You should say: "We believe in what was revealed to us and what was revealed to you; we worship the same god that you worship, and we submit to Him."
Even the sealed prophet Muhammad did not feel that he was creating a new religion when he claimed that he was inspired by the true God and asked his people to abandon the worship of polytheism.
According to Ahmed's own understanding, Islam is the belief that the true God of creation has given mankind revelations and creations since the beginning of the creation of the world, and sealing the prophet is just a reaffirmation of it.
They also identify with the various prophets in the Judeo-Christian tradition, recognizing that they were sent by the one true God to guide mankind out of confusion.
The Qur'an calls Jesus "Messi Khalsa" and acknowledges that he is the Messiah prophesied in the Old Testament. He was born of a virgin and will come again before the Day of Judgment. However, it only denies Jesus in the scriptures. The father-son relationship between God and Jehovah, after all, Islamic teachings emphasize the uniqueness of God, so how can there be any heirs?
For a moment, I thought about the fact that the prophet and saint whom I had worshiped every day and respected so much (actually flattering Leonard) was slandered and said to be crazy. Ahmed was out of breath and immediately shouted loudly: "Nonsense! What the hell! How dare you speak nonsense in public! The Jesus of Masi Khalsa is also a bastard who deserves to go to hell! What can be slandered?" As soon as these words came out, the scene suddenly fell silent, and even the young man on the stage stopped his speech and looked down at Ahmed.
Garris actually spotted a group of soldiers early on, guarding the fat and muscular guy in the middle, coming from the entrance of the village. And he had already learned the basic information about the tax collector from Cardoso.
With a little thought, Garris could recognize that this stupid and fat guy was a good man named Ahmed who was well-known throughout the country for his eagerness for justice and love for justice.
"Me? Slander?!" Garris pointed at himself, and then felt a little inexplicably funny.
He stood on the stage, pointed his right hand at Ahmed, who was surrounded by soldiers, and said loudly: "How have I slandered you, a tax collector and a loan shark, who are guilty of sins without knowing it? Do you know: those who are greedy for interest?" , and stand up in the resurrection, like those who were smitten by the devil. But those who resume their interest are the inhabitants of Hell, where they will abide forever.”
When Ahmed heard this, of course he knew what Qaris meant. After all, Qaris's words actually came from the Quran, which meant to seal the prophet's opposition to the loan sharks.
And just when Ahmed was blushing with anger and wanted to refute these words.
The words from Garris's mouth continued like a barrage: "When you are suffering in bed, scared and helpless and about to die, no matter how much you repent, you can't make up for the sins of this life. Your soul You will be damned to hell forever.”
"Your soul will be in the third circle, the land of torrential rain, a mixture of hail and snow. You will stand naked, biting by the wind, hungry, but with nothing to eat and nowhere to escape. Every drop of rain, every flake Snow carries the pain and despair you inflict on others.”
"Your soul will be punished together with those greedy people in the fourth circle, the corner of Sisyphus. You will push the huge stone, never stopping, and roll back to the same place again and again. The stone It's as heavy as the greedy desire in your heart, which makes you breathless. You will curse each other and push each other, but you can't get rid of this endless cycle."
"What's more, your soul will be in the seventh circle - the place where the long river of lava overflows violently. It will be thrown into this hot river, and your soul will be swallowed up by the rolling lava, but this is not the end, your soul The debris is restored again and again, and then tortured forever. Every drop of lava here is the result of your sin!”
Along with Garris's powerful and unforgiving crazy words, the surrounding villagers couldn't help but tremble.
Hell, hellfire... This is a really scary and frightening place.
Because of some things, I had some conflicts with my family, which was very painful. I’m sorry that today’s update is a little late.
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