Shaqya's case, like that of Idris, shows that Zaydist propaganda had reached the Berbers, creating an atmosphere which was favourable to the reception as Imams of figures descending from al- Nafs al-Zakiyya, or claiming such descent.

What would have been the opinion of the public, seeing e.g. a butterfly and a pyralis placed in the same genus ?

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The walls and halls of Hechinger headquarters are bedizened with icons to tools and toolishness, ranging from classic photographs to a machine that makes […]