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“The  sole  reason  for  rising  prices;  plague  and  military  defeat  lies  in  our

forgetting  the  Islam  of  the  time  of  our  Glorious  Prophet  and  falling  sway  to

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falsehoods。  Was  the  Prophet’s  birth  epic  read  in  memory  of  the  dead  back

then? Was the fortieth…day ceremony performed; where sweets like halva and

fried dough are offered to honor the dead? When Muhammad lived; was the

Glorious  Koran  recited  melodically;  like  a  song?  Were  the  prayers  called

haughtily and pompously to show how close one’s Arabic was to an Arab’s?

Was there such a thing as reciting the call to prayer coyly; with the flourish of

a man imitating a woman? Today; people plead before gravesites; begging for

amends。 They hope for the intervention of the dead on their behalf。 They visit

the tombs of saints and worship at graves like pagans before pieces of stone。

They  tie  votive  pieces  of  cloth  everywhere;  and  make  promises  of  sacrifice  in

return for atonement。 Were there dervish sectarians who spread such beliefs in

Muhammad’s  time?  Ibn  Arabi;  the  intellectual  mentor  of  these  sectarians;

became  a  sinner  by  swearing  that  the  infidel  Pharaoh  had  died  a  believer。

These dervishes; the Mevlevis; the Halvetis; the Kalenderis and those who sing

the  Koran  to  musical  acpaniment  or  justify  dancing  with  children  and

juveniles by saying ”we pray together anyway; why not?“ are all kaffirs。 Dervish

lodges ought to be destroyed; their foundations excavated to a depth of seven

ells and the collected earth cast into the sea。 Only then might ritual prayers be

performed there again。”

I heard tell that this Husret Hoja; taking matters even further; declared with

spittle  flying  from  his  mouth;  “Ah;  my  devoted  believers!  The  drinking  of

coffee  is  an  absolute  sin!  Our  Glorious  Prophet  did  not  partake  of  coffee

because he knew it dulled the intellect; caused ulcers; hernia and sterility; he

understood  that  coffee  was  nothing  but  the  Devil’s  ruse。  Coffeehouses  are

places   where   pleasure…seekers   and   wealthy   gadabouts   sit   knee…to…knee;

involving  themselves  in  all  sorts  of  vulgar  behavior;  in  fact;  even  before  the

dervish houses are closed; coffeehouses ought to be banned。 Do the poor have

enough money to drink coffee? Men frequent these places; bee besotted

with  coffee  and  lose  control  of  their  mental  faculties  to  the  point  that  they

actually listen to and believe what dogs and mongrels have to say。 But those

who curse me and our religion; it is they who are the true mongrels。”

With  your  permission;  I’d  like  to  respond  to  this  last  ment  by  the

esteemed cleric。 Of course; it is mon knowledge that hajis; hojas; clerics;

and preachers despise us dogs。 In my opinion; the whole matter concerns our

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