_ 180 _ mullahs to come to him and preach about Mohammed, so that in this way he would desist. The King later ordered them to be stoned and banished permanently from his kingdom. Certainly, they were not as steadfast in suffering for Mohammed as our saints were for Christ. In the end, for my sins, just five(A) of the high officials who held power, showered him with menaces, saying that he could lose his kingdom and they would desert him in order to change his mind. He gave way to fear and neglected his duty, so the majority of those who had been impressed remined in their error. Observe, dearest brothers, the enormous sorrow I felt at such a great loss. I shed many tears for my great sins. Afterwards they gave orders that I be instructed not to enter and talk with the King, claiming that I was a powerful sorcerer, who had bewitched him. Moreover, they also wrote complaining strongly to the Kings of Persia and pleaded with the Persians to attack us so as to redress this wrongdoing. I forthwith organized numerous processions through the heart of the Moorish quarter, with 50 or 60 men at a (A) Six according to the copy of Biminel.
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