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grave danger. Soon their evil he
would uncover, and then they would
be seen for the devils they really
were.
But they were cowards and feared
the Prophet,
Nabi
‘Isa [a]. After all
he was strong and brave, and he
was helped with the power of Allah.
At that time the Romans ruled over
all of Palestine. They were an Idol
worshipping people whom the Jews
greatly admired, and to whom they
meekly submitted.
The Jews went to them, trusting in
the Roman might, thinking that per-
chance they would help rid them of
their plight. And so they mixed truth
with falsehood, and lied, as was
their habit, and this is what they
said, “
There is a mischievious man,
a man named ‘Isa, who hates your
gods and your rule too. He does not
