We were unaware that under your benevolent feature there is...

We were unaware that under your benevolent feature there is hidden a Satanic feature which drives us to the valley of wretchedness. Yes, all our sins originate from you. We had no capital save good intention and purity in heart, but you, the satans, the liars, had no means but deceit and illusion. The Arabic word /yamin/ which means ‘right hand’, or ‘right side’, is sometimes used ironically by Arabs in the sense of goodness, blessing, and advice.

And Arabs, basically, used to whatever comes to them from the right side take as a ‘good omen’. That is why, as we said in the above, many of the Islamic…