human
What blossom wearest thou? a question which is the
gpt
Who goes there? of the affiliation. If the individual to whom the question is addressed has not been initiated into the Senousya, he will reply,
human
I am no Wearer of the Flower. I am simply the humble servant of Allah.
gpt
The Wearers of the Flower are all-powerful,
human
Thou speakest the truth, he answered; piously adding:
gpt
Of a surety will the Prophet send his liberator, who will drive the Infidel invaders into the sea. Then will True Believers rise in their millions, and the land of Al-Islam will be delivered out of the hands of the oppressor. As the locusts devour all green things, so shall the Senousya smite and destroy the Infidels with a strength as irresistible as the falchion of Fate.
human
I am one of thine oppressors,
gpt
No. Thou, although a Roumi, art a respecter of our laws and a friend of our people. At what is written thou hast never scoffed, but hast sought to deliver the fairest woman of Al-Islam from dangers that have beset her feet.
human
Wherein lie those dangers? I asked anxiously.
gpt
In vain have I tried to obtain explanation.
human
Unto thee the truth will be revealed in due course. From her own lips wilt thou obtain knowledge, he replied impressively.
gpt
Thou lovest her. Some day thou wilt tread the Right Path and believe in Allah, Lord of the Three Worlds. Then shalt thou marry her.
human
She hath sent me unto thee because, in Algiers, the Secret of the Crescent was denied me,
gpt
Of that I am aware, he exclaimed.
human
Already hast thou sought the Unknown and witnessed some of our marvels; but there are others more wondrous that must convince thee. Faith shutteth the seventy doors of evil, and giveth passage over Al-Sirat, the bridge, sharp as a sword and finer than a hair, that stretcheth between hell and Paradise.
gpt
I have faith, I said fervently, remembering the weird things Zoraida had shown me.
human
Thou knowest the Great Secret, and if thou art so inclined, canst impart unto me knowledge whereby I may rescue the woman I love.