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Chapter 35

           Itisirrelevantthatthehathasnomagicpowersandcannotgrok."

           JuballookedattheIslamicdeviceformeditationandventuredaquestionhehadhesitatedtoputbefore."ThenItakeityouarestilloneoftheFaithful?IhadthoughtperhapsthatyouhadjoinedMike’schurchalltheway."

           Mahmoudputawaythebeads."Ihavedoneboth."

           "Huh?Stinky,they’reincompatible.OrelseIdon’tgrokeitherone."

           Mahmoudshookhishead."Onlyonthesurface.Youcouldsay,Isuppose,thatMaryamtookmyreligionandItookhers;weconsolidated.But,Jubalmybelovedbrother,IamstillGod’sslave,submissivetoHiswill?andneverthelesscansay:‘ThouartGod,IamGod,allthatgroksisGod.’TheProphetneverassertedthathewasthelastofallprophetsnordidheclaimtohavesaidalltherewastosayonlyfanaticsafterhislifetimeinsistedonthosetwoverymisleadingfallacies.SubmissiontoGod’swillisnottobecomeablindrobot,incapableoffreedecisionandthusofsinandtheKorandoesnotsaythat.SubmissioncanincludeanddoesincludeutterresponsibilityforthefashioninwhichI,andeachofus,shapetheuniverse.Itisourstoturnintoaheavenlygardenortorendanddestroy."Hesmiled."‘WithGodallthingsarepossible,’ifImayborrowforamomentexceptonething?theoneImpossible.GodcannotescapeHimself,HecannotabdicateHisowntotalresponsibilityHeforevermustremainsubmissivetoHisownwill.IslamremainsHecannotpassthebuck.

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