Crusade against the Pope

Chapter 26 Defamation?

The sky was clear and cloudless, and the sun was shining directly on the earth. Even though Ahmed was wrapped in a headscarf and was sweating all over, he still felt cold in his heart and shivered a few times.

Oh my god, what a heresy! What a bullshit! How can someone say in public that we should not fear, respect, or obey a tax collector like him? !

Some people actually say that the taxes paid to Caesar turned into arrows to shoot the disciples and believers of the prophet Jesus? !

What kind of heartless guy is this who can use such warm lips and tongue to utter such cold and cruel words.

Ahmed was a wealthy tax farmer. Muslims paid more attention to culture than European lords, so he read a lot of religious books since he was a child. He was a rare high-level intellectual in this era.

As a senior Arab intellectual, Ahmed does not regard Christianity as a polytheistic religion that believes in several gods at the same time, as many of his fellow Middle Easterners do.

Yes, that's right. In this era, many ignorant Arab Muslims, after coming into contact with Christianity, would think what the hell is Christianity! Why are they worshipping so many gods at the same time?! In addition to the Holy Father, the Holy Mother, and the Holy Son, they are also worshipping the Holy Spirit! Not only that, the worship of saints in Christianity makes ordinary Muslims even more confused...

Ahmed, as a very motivated and loyal lackey who always thinks about how to make progress, naturally needs to understand the origins of Christianity and Islam, and the preferences and taboos of his boss, so as to avoid flattering him.

First of all, he knew that there was only one supreme true God. He was the God of the Jews, the God of the Romans, and the God of the Arabs. He was the common God of all nations and all things in the world. However, only believers of religions such as Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, because they had inherited scriptures, could clearly recognize the existence of that God.

But the scriptures of other religions except Islam are either outdated, contain errors or are misunderstood.

As for the so-called pagans, they should be polytheists who do not believe in the one true God.

It was also because of this that Ahmed could convince himself to be infinitely loyal to Reynard without any worries.

As the Qur'an says: "Do not dispute with the People of the Book except in the best way, except those among them who are unjust. Say: 'We believe in the Book that was revealed to us and the Book that was revealed to you; we worship the same God that you worship, and we submit to Him."

Even the prophet Muhammad, when he claimed that he was inspired by the true God and asked his people to give up polytheism, did not think that he was creating a new religion.

According to Ahmed's own understanding, Islam is the belief that was revealed to mankind by the true God of creation since the beginning of the world, and sealing the prophets is just a reaffirmation of it.

They also identify with many prophets in the Jewish and Christian traditions, acknowledging that they were sent by the one true God to guide humanity out of confusion.

The Quran calls Jesus "Mashiharsa", acknowledging that he is the Messiah prophesied in the Old Testament, born of a virgin, and will come again before the Day of Judgment. However, the scripture denies the father-son relationship between Jesus and Jehovah. After all, Islamic doctrine emphasizes the uniqueness of Allah, so how could He have offspring?

For a moment, when Ahmed thought about the prophet and saint whom he worshipped and respected every day (actually he was flattering Reynard), being slandered as a fool, he was out of breath and shouted, "Nonsense! Bullshit! How dare you spread rumors in public! Jesus of the Messiah is someone you, a bastard who deserves to go to hell, can slander?!" As soon as he said this, the scene suddenly became quiet, and even the young man on the stage stopped his preaching and looked down at Ahmed.

Garys had actually spotted a group of soldiers guarding the fat and strong guy in the middle, coming from the village entrance. He had also learned the basic information of the tax farmer from Cardoso.

With a little thought, Gailis could recognize that this seemingly stupid and fat guy was a well-known and righteous man in the area, named Ahmed.

"Me? Defamation?!" Gaillis pointed at himself and found it inexplicably funny.

He stood on the stage, pointed his right hand at Ahmed, who was surrounded by soldiers, and said loudly: "How have I slandered you, the tax collector and usurer, who is guilty of sin without knowing it? You know that those who are greedy for interest will stand up in the resurrection like those struck by the devil. As for those who pay interest again, they are the inhabitants of the Hellfire, and they will stay there forever!"

When Ahmed heard this, he knew exactly what Gairis meant. After all, Gairis' words actually came from the Quran, and meant to seal the Prophet's opposition to usurers.

Just as Ahmed was blushing with anger and wanted to refute this.

Garys continued to speak like a string of cannonballs: "When you are suffering in bed, dying in fear and helplessness, no matter how much you repent, it will not make up for your sins in this life, and your soul will fall into the hellfire forever."

"Your soul will be in the third circle, where the rain is pouring down, mixed with hail and snow. You will stand naked, cold and hungry, with nothing to eat and nowhere to escape. Every drop of rain and every flake of snow will carry the pain and despair that you have inflicted on others."

"Your soul will be punished together with those greedy people in the fourth circle, the corner of Sisyphus. You will push the huge stone, never stop, and roll back to the same place again and again. The stone is as heavy as the greedy desire in your heart, pressing you to breathe. You will curse each other and push each other, but you can't get rid of this endless cycle."

"Even worse, your soul will be thrown into the seventh circle - in the place where a long river of lava is raging. Your soul will be swallowed up by the rolling lava, but this is not the end. The fragments of your soul will be restored again and again, and then you will be tortured forever. Every drop of lava here is the result of your sins!"

As Garys spoke in a wild and unreasonable manner, the surrounding villagers could not help but tremble.

Hell, hellfire...it's a really scary and frightening place.

　Because of some things, I had some conflicts with my family, which was very painful. I'm sorry that the update today is a little late.

　　Recommend a book: "Starting the Middle Ages, On the Crusades" He traveled back in time and became the second son of Robert Hauteville, the conqueror of South Italy in 1066, but was driven into a monastery, dated the Marquisate of Tuscany, supported Robert the Conqueror's son Robert the Shortsock to capture England, and participated in the First Crusade.

　　
　
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