Did Jesus Redeem Mankind? — Page 177
? 170 feared lest some visitation from God overtake them. The Mullah said that a great sin had been committed and that atonement should be made forthwith as otherwise the wrath of Allah will be upon them. They were out of their wits already, the Mullah frightened them still more. Thereupon they asked the Mullah to find a way out of the predicament lest they should all be destroyed. The Mullah agreed and promised to tell them the remedy after consulting the books. Accordingly, he remained engrossed in consulting books of law throughout the day and informed the village folk in the evening that he had found the answer. “It is written in the books that the atonement of this sin can be made by piling up loaves of bread around a perpendicularly placed beam till it covered its top-end and then giving away of these loaves in the name of God. " In other words, he wanted them to give away the loaves to him, as whatever is given in the name of God, is made over to the Mullah. He thought he would have loaves free for a few days and whatever were saved, he could sell away. It was a small village and the people were poor. As they heard this, they were in a panic and pleaded to the Mullah that they could not afford to offer that much atonement. He warned them that if they would not, they would all land in hell and that the law was clear on the point that that was the only way to atone for the sin. They again consulted among themselves as to what they