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I am told is a Reddi convert, rending passages from the Koran
and holding forth on the greatness of the Prophet to a number
of people in the market place, is quite the usual, every-day sight
in Chadurghat now. And generally he attracts more respectable
and a larger number of people than the Christian padree
preaching in the vicinity. Probably novelty' is his recommen-
dation. Whatever may be the reason, I wish the Mahomedans
who are enthusiastic in the matter of spreading the religion of
their Guru, would show the goodness of their faith in their
'conduct,' for some of the Mahamedans who read their Nimaz
as often as half a dozen times a day, are amongst the cruellest I
have known.