T h e B l a c k S t o n e 49 Abul-Fadl Zakariyya: When you visited my father, your friend, in Isfahan, you agreed with him to the killing of your opponent and competitor, Abu Hafs al-Sharik ibn Zarqan, who is Abu Taher’s brother-in-law, in order that you become the only one on the scene. My father commissioned me to do so. But, you did not fulfil your promise of delivering power to me and making me ‘the Master’. Muhammad Sanbar: I taught your father the secrets of Abu Sa‘id alJannabi, and revealed to him the mysteries of the Qaramatians, their sciences and signals because I was a member of his innermost circle. I promised to make your father a Master for all to obey, and no one would do anything without his permission. Now, you come to take your father’s place and act in mysterious ways! What is it that you want by all this? Abul-Fadl Zakariyya: I want to kill Abu Taher, the Qaramatian, and become the Master of all Qaramatians. Muhammad Sanbar: Where are you going to findAbu Taher to kill him?
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