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I can live peacefully here in compliance with my children's earnest wishes. Were it not
for them, I should wish to be in yonder graveyard. When I visited the tomb of Prophet
Abraham, peace be upon him, fifteen years ago, I made a religious pledged to which I
have been faithful to this day.
1. That I would not attend the court of a king
2. That I would not accept any emoluments from the government
3. That I would not become entangled in religious controversy.
If I break this pledge for your sake, and accede to your request, I fear I shall feel the
effect of my anxiety which will shake every fiber of mine.
In Baghdad one cannot avoid religious controversy and one has to pay homage to the
Caliph, and I must in the most explicit and determined manner express my inability to do
such things.
The most convincing explanation which I could offer in this regard is that I can never
for them, I should wish to be in yonder graveyard. When I visited the tomb of Prophet
Abraham, peace be upon him, fifteen years ago, I made a religious pledged to which I
have been faithful to this day.
1. That I would not attend the court of a king
2. That I would not accept any emoluments from the government
3. That I would not become entangled in religious controversy.
If I break this pledge for your sake, and accede to your request, I fear I shall feel the
effect of my anxiety which will shake every fiber of mine.
In Baghdad one cannot avoid religious controversy and one has to pay homage to the
Caliph, and I must in the most explicit and determined manner express my inability to do
such things.
The most convincing explanation which I could offer in this regard is that I can never