"This is the Quran, handwritten by Imam Zaiyin," Master Musa said reverently.
He raised the book high, the jewels on its cover glittering in the dim light.
The Muslims placed their hands on their chests or shoulders, palms facing the sky. The Sufi Practitioners, however, prostrated themselves fully on the ground, touching their foreheads, noses, hands, knees, and toes to the floor.
Then, Master Musa handed the heavy book to a trembling reciter.
The reciter tremblingly opened the first page and began to chant aloud the words he had recited thousands upon thousands of times before.
"[In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Lord of all worlds, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful, Master of the Day of Judgment. It is You we worship and You we ask for help. Guide us to the straight path—the path of those upon whom You have bestowed Your grace, not of those who have earned Your anger, nor of those who have gone astray...]"
"Allah is the Greatest!"
