Whether by Chance or Not (5)

Abdullah's older brother had called me a prophet.

The problem was that in Islamic society, you weren't supposed to casually call someone a prophet and worship them.

But he called me a prophet as if it were the most natural thing in the world and said I should be revered as their supreme leader, which enraged some of the more radical people in the Islamic world—the Shia who recognized only Ali, Muhammad's cousin and son-in-law, as the one legitimate leader.

That was why Abdullah's older brother was attacked.

"I-Is that really true?"

"Hmm. Didn't your adoptive father tell you to show some restraint, too?"

The Shia branch of Islam includes quite a few radicals, including the Moon of Allah.

We don't need to join hands with them, but there's no reason to make them our enemies more than necessary.

But because Abdullah's older brother went around calling me a prophet, he naturally ended up at odds with them.

"That's true, but Father agreed with him to some extent, so he just gave him a mild reprimand and let it go. Besides, we've received a lot of help from him, too."...