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Updated: June 18, 2025
Do you intend to prevent the men of Praousta from returning tranquilly to their homes? do you wish to make slaves of them?" "I have authority to act as I am acting, and I will grant no mercy to the men of Praousta. Men must obey the laws, and humbly submit to them; and this you have not done, ye rebels! Why have you followed the sheik and the ulemas?
Then the world saw the remarkable spectacle of fifteen thousand Russians encamped on the Asiatic hills overlooking Constantinople, ready to protect the Sultan in his seraglio against the Egyptians. Among the Turks dissatisfaction was rampant. The Ulemas saw their influence wane; the innovations had hurt countless interests, and the new taxes incommoded all classes.
Then all the Ulemas stood up and, raising their hands, exclaimed: "Allah preserve thee from this evil thing!" Then they threw themselves down on their faces to pray, and when they had made an end of praying, they assembled in the kiosk of Erivan in the inner garden where the Grand Vizier already awaited them.
The sheik cannot counsel his people to yield to force; he must wait patiently in the path of his duty. The result is in Allah's hand, and Allah is great and mighty. Allah il Allah!" "Allah il Allah!" repeated the three ulemas.
Would you bend your heads to save the heads of our noblest men? Would you go to the tschorbadji and say Here is the double tax. You do us injustice, yet we humble ourselves in order to save the lives of our sheik and the ulemas! Say, would you do this?" The people made no reply, but cast sorrowful glances at each other, and whispered among themselves
We have held a council through the entire night, and we have concluded that the demand is unjust, and have therefore, in the name of the people, declined to meet it. Now, however, you must not be intimidated; you must be firm. Then no one will dare to molest us." "We will be firm in what we have determined, and not give way," cried they all. "Long live the sheik and the ulemas!"
"Well, do as you will!" cried Mohammed, with flashing eyes. "Who dares to preach rebellion shall surely die! Hold fast these rebels, my men, bind their hands behind their backs with their own scarfs, and lead them to the governor's house. There let their heads fall, that all may know how justice punishes the rebellious." "Help! help!" cried the sheik and the ulemas. "Help!"
The Sûfi doctrine teaches religious tolerance and has apparently strengthened Akbar in his repugnance towards the intolerant exclusiveness of Sunnitic Islam. The Ulemâs must have been horror-stricken when they found out that Akbar even sought religious instruction from the hated Brahmans.
The three ministers then took leave of Damad Ibrahim, embraced each other, and were removed in the custody of the bostanjis. It was now the duty of the Grand Vizier to elect a new Chief Mufti from among the Ulemas.
Inform them that an ambassador has come from the tschorbadji, to bring them an important message. Each of you three must bring one of the ulemas with you, and the fourth must bring the sheik here to me.
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