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after that he went to the tomb and exclaimed t ' 0 such all
one, arise immediately by the command of Allah!' That
very moment the grave opened, and a man came forth
from it, who, shaking the dust from his head, said: * O
spirit of Allah! what was thy reason for calling me?*
Fsa informed him of his mother's wish, but the son of the
old woman besought Fsa to allow him to return to his
resting-place, and so cause the agonies of death to be easy
to him. His request was complied with; the son of the
old woman returned to the grave, which closed itself over
him as before; but the obdurate Jews, when they heard of
this event, said: ' We have not heard about a greater
sorcery than this/

RECORD OF THE GOING OF PSA—u. w. B., ETC.—TO THE
REGION OF NASSIBIN, AND THE RESUSCITATION OF
SiM THE SON OF NtJH— U. W. B., ETC. — BY THE
PRAYERS OF HIS LORDSHIP, u. w. B., ETC.

Historians have reported that in the time of I'sa—u. w.
b., etc.—there was a king in the country of Nassibin who
was very arrogant and tyrannical. I'sa having been sent
on a mission to him, started towards Nassibin. When he
arrived in the vicinity, he halted and said to his apostles :
' Which of you will enter the city and say: Fsa, who is a
servant of Allah, His messenger and His word, is coming
to you/ One of them, whose name was Ya'qub, exclaimed :
'I will go, O spirit of Allah.' The Lord Fsa said: 'Go,
although thou art the first who wilt separate thyself from
me.' After that another monotheist, Tfiman by name,
asked permission to accompany Ya'qftb. Fsa allowed him
to do so, but said: * 0 Tfrman, thou art predestined soon to
be afflicted/ Then Shima'un said: ' 0 spirit of Allah, if
thou wilt permit, I shall be the third of them, on condition
that in case of trouble, when I invoke thy aid, thou wilt not
withhold it/ After he had also obtained leave the three
men departed. Shima'un tarried outside the city, saying
to his companions: * Enter ye, and do that which Fsa hath
ordered you. If any misfortune befall you, I shall try