Crusade against the Pope

Chapter 46: Elsa's Brother
"I believe in God, His angels, His Book, His messengers, the Hereafter, predestination, faith and evil. Death and resurrection are real. I bear witness that there is no god but God. And I bear witness that Muhammad is His servant and messenger."

In the sandstone building, Khalid was reciting the "Amantu". Logically, an Imam like him should have been familiar with the six tenets of faith, but he had been feeling uneasy in the past two days, as if something was stirring up an undercurrent beneath the water, wriggling and lurking in the unknown of mortals.

This uneasiness disturbed his mind, so much so that Khalid subconsciously reviewed the most basic tenets of Islam.

These are the six: belief in Allah, belief in angels, belief in the Book, belief in the Messenger, belief in the Hereafter, and belief in predestination.

And "Amantu" is a collection of these creeds.

Just when Khalid felt that these could not calm him down and he needed to recite the Koran, he heard shouting outside the mosque.

It was the unclear yet extremely noisy shouting and preaching that disturbed Khalid's heart.

Finally, Khalid could not bear it any longer. He put on his shoes and walked out of the mosque on the carpet. He wanted to see who was making such a noise.

As soon as I walked out of the mosque gate, I saw a crowd gathering nearby.

A Frank stood on a wooden table and preached loudly.

“O you who believe, stand upright and bear witness to Allah, even to yourselves, your parents, or your relatives. And whether they are poor or rich, Allah is the Most Trustworthy.”

As a Hafiz who could recite the Quran, Khalid knew after just a moment's listening that the person at the table was reciting verse 4 of volume 135 of the Quran.

But this situation was very wrong, because the man standing on the stage was obviously not an Arab, but a Frank.

When will a group of Franks who believe in Christianity be able to stand on the heads of Muslims and explain the Koran to them? Isn't this a bit too magical?
When the surrounding Muslim believers saw the Imam of the mosque coming out, they all made way for Khalid to walk to a position not far from Gairis.

"Who are you? Why are you making so much noise here and disturbing the peace?"

"Who am I? I am the brother of the Prophet Jesus, and I am actually two sides of the same coin. Now you believers do not know that the flood is coming, so I have come here to inform you."

When Gairis opened his mouth and said that he was the younger brother of Prophet Isa, veins bulged on Khalid's forehead.

Who is Prophet Isa?

Isa is the Messiah, the Messiah born of a virgin. He is one of the 25 prophets recorded in the Quran, ranking 24th, that is, Jesus Christ, and after him is the sealed prophet Muhammad.

Muslims respect all 25 prophets, but they respect the final prophet Muhammad more.

Gairis said that he was Jesus' brother. For Imam Khalid, it was like someone suddenly popping up one day and saying that he was Qin Shihuang's brother.

It feels like an insult to one's intelligence.

"Flood? Where did the flood come from? There's not even a river nearby! I'm looking forward to a flood to irrigate the earth!" Khalid, who was in a bad mood, couldn't help but speak a little boldly, wanting to tease this person and have some fun.

Gairis on the stage was not annoyed, but continued with a smile: "Do you know that the lord of this place, Reynald, has returned from Jerusalem? He was captured by Muslim farmers in Syria and imprisoned in Aleppo for 17 years. During those 17 years, he had already gone mad and had a deep hatred for believers like you."

"Now that the kingship of Jerusalem has been established, Reynald and his nobles are in power and will declare war on Sultan Saladin soon. Do you know what this will mean?"

Khalid could not help but snort coldly. This was just another sorcerer who was playing tricks on others. "You are in trouble! The army needs food, laborers, and money to march out! Where will these come from? They must come from you believers!"

Khalid felt quite resentful after hearing Gairis's irrelevant words.

"So, what do you want to say?!"

"Now, Ahmed has been detained. If there are any brothers among you who are willing to work with me and not pay taxes, so that we can live happily together, come forward and take the taxes that belong to you! Then, bear arms and stand shoulder to shoulder with me!"

"You are not fighting alone. I have contacted the surrounding villages. When the time comes, we will all lead our troops and march together!"

As Gailis spoke, he took out his purse from his waist and pulled out a handful of gold coins. The jingling sound made people hesitate.

Just as Gailis said, the money in his hand now originally belonged to everyone present. It was Ahmed who took it from them. How could they not feel pain and not want to take it back!
But when they heard Garys ask them to take up their weapons, those present hesitated.

If you pay, your life will be hard; if you don’t pay, your life will be lost.

The trade-offs are clear.

Khalid, with veins bulging on his forehead, had no intention of talking to this crazy Frank any more. He simply shouted at the Muslims nearby to drive this evil-doer out of the town.

Seeing that the atmosphere had been created, Garys could only say that he had expected it.

As everyone rushed towards Garys, time in the world seemed to slow down...

He walked leisurely through the crowd, appeared beside Khalid, and patted him on the shoulder. In the eyes of others, this scene was a bit bizarre, or even extremely unbelievable...

The Frank was standing on the table one moment, and the next, he was walking through the crowd and standing behind his Imam.

"I am the brother of the Prophet Jesus, one with whom I am one, and a prophet not mentioned in your books but known to God."

Khalid was stunned, because what just happened was obviously impossible for an ordinary person to do.

According to Islamic teachings, performing miracles is a sign of prophethood and will be performed in a manner befitting of prophethood. Others cannot do it, they are powerless.

He opened his mouth wide, but couldn't utter a word for a long time.

At this time, Gairis said again: "I know what you are thinking. Muhammad is the messenger of God and the seal of all prophets. The religion he brought is the final religion."

"What are you doubting? Do you doubt that what is written in the scriptures is wrong, or do you think that I am not a prophet?"

After saying this in Khalid's ear, Gailis disappeared again. When everyone caught sight of him, he appeared in his original position.

　This is a bonus update for 450 monthly tickets. Don't blame me if the quality is a little poor as it was written late at night.

　　(I'll see if I can revise it tomorrow) I'm so sleepy, I'm going to sleep
　　
　
(End of this chapter)