Their Ulema

A fter reciting tashahhud, ta‘awwudh, and surah al-Fatihah, Hudurrta recited the following verses of the Holy Qur’an:1

1. Of a truth, they have greater fear of you in their hearts than of Allah. That is because they are a people who are devoid of all reason. They will not fight you in a body except in fortified towns or from behind walls. Their fighting among themselves is se- vere. Thou thinkest them to be united, but their hearts are divided. That is because they are a people who have no sense. Their case is like the case of those who have, a short time before them, tasted the evil consequences of their doings. And for them is a painful punishment. (al-Hashr, 59:14–16)

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Their Ulema

Hudurrta said: