All the people— Many, nevertheless, would be unwilling agents, compelled to do what their unscrupulous leaders forced upon the community. <…

The Prophet had sufficiently shown that John, the son of Kareah, and the rest had not, in good faith, inquired of the Prophet what the will of God …

So Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the
forces, and all the people
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Only by pride does contention come, both with God and humankind. They preferred their own wisdom to the revealed will of God. People deny that the …