100 “Who are the Christians?” The vendor asked in surprise. “Do you not know about Sayyidatu-Nisa, her son, her daughter and her other daughter?” one of the maids of Sharafuddin’s daughters said. Bibi Fatima’s maid could do nothing but withdraw from the souq. They rushed to the palace, and informed Bibi Fatima of what went on. They kept talking about this issue till Bibi Fatima got so angry and made threats. The next day, Queen Bibi Fatima sent her maids to the souq on a special mission. In the souq, the two parties met again. This time Bibi Fatima’s maids attacked the maid who insulted Sayyidatu-Nisa and her children the day before. They knocked her to the ground and beat her so severely that the maid would have lost her life if people in the souq had not interfered. They also scratched the faces of the other maids. They were all taken back to the fortress when they met the Portuguese commander. They were all bleeding and witnesses told him what had happened. The Portuguese fortress commander got
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