and slaughter them.” Then Hajjaj said to the madman: “Alright, I accept. I will ask you my questions and you will answer for them. Am I an oppressor or a just ruler?” “God forbid that you are an oppressor or a just ruler! You are the ruler sent upon us in accordance with our own attributes. You are a punishment, the curse of God, upon these people. We are the real oppressors, not you.” Then Hajjaj applauded, saying: “All you have said is true. This is the answer I have been waiting for. All day long I have been listening to lies. They called me an oppressor, but no, it is they who are liars,
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