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your ancestors had been a king, you replied they had not. If your answer had been
otherwise I would have assumed he wanted to reclaim his ancestral kingdom. When I

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asked if he lied, you replied he did not, so I wondered how a person who does not lie
could ever tell a lie about Allah.

I also asked you about his followers, whether they were rich or poor and you replied they
were poor -- the followers of all the prophets were poor. When I asked if his followers
were increasing or decreasing, you replied increasing; this is the course of true belief.
Then, I asked if there was anyone who, after embracing Islam recanted. You replied you
knew of none; this is another sign of belief as it enters the heart.

When I asked you if he had ever been known to betray, you replied he had not; this is
the way of all prophets. Then I asked you what he ordered his followers to do, and you
told me that he orders that Allah alone is to be worshipped, and forbade the worship of
idols. Then you told me he orders you to pray, speak the truth, and to be chaste. If what