Crusade against the Pope

Chapter 43 Respect
To be honest, the level of Arab civilization is indeed much higher than that of Western Europe at the same period.

This can be analyzed simply from the issue of religious education.

Western European Catholics of the same period insisted on using Latin when compiling the Bible. When priests recited passages from the Bible, the believers could tell the difference from listening to a foreign text. Priests had to explain and translate the contents of the Bible so that the believers could understand it a little.

Of course, it is quite reasonable for superstitious villagers and ignorant women to compile sacred scriptures in a language that is not suitable for mortals. This can actually enhance the status of preachers in the hearts of believers.

It can be said that for most Catholic believers of the same period, the concept of Christ was closer to an ignorant fanaticism. They only knew to pray every day, obey the orders of the priests, and then they would have the chance to go to heaven.

Therefore, when Garys said in Monterey Village that Jesus Christ was hostile to Caesar, no one could stand up to refute this nonsense. This was because Cardozo, who had the highest level of knowledge there, did not have a deep understanding of the stories in the Bible.

But Islam is different. During the process of preaching, Islam forcibly promotes Arabic. Although the Koran is written in Arabic, believers from all over the world are actually being rapidly assimilated.

In mainstream Islamic teachings, all actions of believers are clearly recorded by angels, and what people do will bring good or bad results, and reciting scriptures is a requirement for every Muslim.

As the Prophet Muhammad said: "The most blessed among you is the one who learns to recite the Quran and teaches it to others."

“Whoever recites the Quran and memorizes it, and does what is permitted and forbidden in the Quran, Allah will place him in Paradise and make him an intercessor to ten of his relatives.”

The first sentence promotes how much good will come from promoting the Quran, while the second sentence shows how much good will come from studying the Quran.

Even if you don't learn to read in the end, you will still have a true understanding of the content of the Quran because of other people's explanations.

The Quran is a complete set of norms for human life patterns, including requirements for social morality, and a scripture that encourages believers to seek knowledge and learn to look at many things rationally.

In the Middle Ages, an era of ignorance among the people, studying the Koran and understanding its meaning became a shortcut to enlightenment.

As soon as Garys began to understand and come into contact with the Islamic system, he could not help but sigh that the Prophet Muhammad was truly a great man who, with his own strength, led the Arabian Peninsula to leap through the levels of civilization.

His respect for the Prophet Muhammad was by no means false.

But how can I put it? Now that the Arabs have become more literate and sensible, it is not good for Garys now.

Although what Gairis said while standing on the table confused the Muslims around him, it was just confusion. They had their own solution to the problem of sin, and this solution was widely circulated among Muslims.

This resulted in that even though Gellis was speaking at the top of his voice, many of the Muslims below remained indifferent.

Even though many people showed greed for the gold in front of Garys, no one took the initiative to step forward.

There is no free lunch in the world, and there is no idiot's lunch.

Perhaps when some of them are alone, they find it difficult to control their greed and will take the initiative to ask for it.

But when a tacit understanding is reached among the group, it seems that everyone is waiting for someone to take the lead, otherwise no one dares to take the initiative to step forward.

And the Franks are Franks after all, and there is an unfathomable gap between them and these Muslim Arabs.

How many people can show strong trust in inexplicable strangers?
As time went on, more and more people gathered to watch the fun, but as dinner time approached and the evening prayers began, the crowd gradually dispersed. When everyone else left, Ghairis noticed that Abdullah stayed there, obviously waiting for Ghairis.

Seeing the young Frank man, Garys, walking towards him, Dr. Abdullah couldn't help but take a few deep breaths, and his gray eyebrows trembled.

"What are you trying to do? Use profit to deceive people? Use words to incite others?"

"If you do this, people will die! A lot of people will die!"

Listening to Abdullah's trembling question, Gailis didn't care much. In his eyes, Dr. Abdullah in front of him overlapped with the setting sun behind him, which was still emitting sunlight to illuminate the earth and bring light to the world.

But the sun will eventually set, and the long night is about to come. How will good people like Dr. Abdullah cope with this?
"The long night is coming. I will start watching from now on until I die."

"What do you mean?" Abdullah failed to understand the hidden meaning in Gairis' words.

"I mean, there's no need for me to seduce or tease them. Living under the feudal tax-farming system, these people are like living in darkness, with no sunlight. They are like being cut by a blunt knife, slowly bleeding, and their lives are being eaten away bit by bit."

"Abdullah, as a doctor, you know clearly that in such a difficult living environment, how many people in your town can live past 45? Even living to 40 is quite difficult! And what is the natural life span of most people? Answer me!"

Garys shouted at the kind-looking old man in front of him.

Abdullah turned his head slightly and muttered softly: "When they come at the appointed time, they cannot delay for a moment, and they cannot arrive earlier for a moment. Life span and death are determined by Allah, how can I know..."

Garys came to Abdullah's side and stood side by side with him. The difference in height between the two was immediately clear.

One is young and strong, like a rising sun, with a future of infinite possibilities; the other is hunchbacked, with his originally straight back beginning to bend, like the setting sun behind him, about to die.

"Don't run away. Life span and death are indeed determined by Allah. How can believers blame Allah for the hardships of their past lives?! You must know that although Allah created everything, He also gave people the will to decide whether to do or not!"

Abdullah, a doctor who obtained his medical license in Cairo, has a knowledge of many things that is far beyond the reach of ordinary people. I felt the emotion in Gairis' words.

Thinking of the patient he had received today, who had to eat from the same pot for three days because he couldn't afford firewood and finally came to him with indigestion, he finally spoke.

"Live a healthy life and follow the teachings of the Prophet. Usually a person's final age is between 60 and 70."

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