Those who adore the seddjadeh (prayer-rug) are asses,

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Those who adore the seddjadeh (prayer-rug) are asses, by Omar Khayyam

Those who adore the seddjadeh [prayer-rug] are asses,
since they throw themselves, with full consent, into the
charge of devotees and hypocrites. What is most singular
about them is that they, under a mantle of piety,
preach Islamism and are, in reality, worse than idolaters.

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