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refusal—though  the  other  angels  obeyed。  Do  you  think  it  fitting  that;  after

creating  me  from  fire;  He  require  me  to  bow  before  man;  whom  He  created

out of the crudest mud? Oh my brethren; speak the truth of your conscience。

All  right;  then;  I  know  you’ve  been  thinking  about  it  and  fear  that  anything

said here will not just remain between us: He will hear it all and one day He’ll

call  you  to  account。  Fine;  never  mind  why  He’s  provided  you  with  that

conscience in the first instance; I agree; you’re justified in being afraid; and I’ll

forget  about  this  question  and  the  mud…versus…fire  debate。  But  there’s

something  I’ll  never  forget—yes  indeed;  something  I’ll  always  be  proud  of:  I

never bowed down before man。

This; however; is precisely what the  new European masters are doing; and

they’re  not  satisfied  with  merely  depicting  and  displaying  every  single  detail

down  to  the  eye  color;  plexion;  curvy  lips;  forehead  wrinkles;  rings  and

disgusting  ear  hair  of  gentlemen;  priests;  wealthy  merchants  and  even

women—including  the  lovely  shadows  that  fall  between  their  breasts。  These

artists also dare to situate their subjects in the center of the page; as if man

were  meant  to  be  worshiped;  and  display  these  portraits  like  idols  before

which  we  should  prostrate  ourselves。  Is  man  important  enough  to  warrant

being  drawn  in  every  detail;  including  his  shadow?  If  the  houses  on  a  street

were  rendered  according  to  man’s  false  perception  that  they  gradually

diminish  in  size  as  they  recede  into  the  distance;  wouldn’t  man  then

effectively  be  usurping  Allah’s  place  at  the  center  of  the  world?  Well;  Allah;

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almighty and omnipotent; would know better than I。 But surely it’s absurd on

the  face  of  it  to  credit  me  with  the  idea  of  these  portraits;  I;  who  having

refused to prostrate myself before man suffered untold pain and isolation; I;

who fell from God’s grace to bee the subject of curses。 It would be more

reasonable to hold me responsible; as some mullahs and preachers do; for all

the children who play with themselves and everyone who farts。

I have one last ment on this subject; but my words aren’t for men who

can’t  think  beyond  their  eagerness  to  show  off;  their  carnal  desires;  lust  for

money  or  other  absurd  passions!  Only  God;  in  His  infinite  wisdom;  will

understand me: Was it not You who instilled man with pride by making the

angels bow before him? Now they regard themselves as Your angels were made

to  regard  them;  men  are  worshiping  themselves;  placing  themselves  at  the

center of the world。 Even your most devoted servants want to be depicted in

the style of the Frankish masters。 I know it as well as I know my own name

that this narcissism will end in their forgetting You entirely。 And I’m the one

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