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10.They were both forcibly brought before the government authorities and were subjected to public interrogation. (88:1) 11.Both were scourged following this interrogation. (88:2) 12.They both went, first in triumph then in suffering, through the streets of the city where they were to be slain. (88:3) 13.They were both paraded publicly, and heaped with humiliation, on the way to their place of martyrdom. (88:4) 14.They both spoke words of hope and promise to one who was to die with them; in fact, almost the exact same words: "Thou shalt be with me in paradise." (88:5) 15.They were both martyred publicly before the hostile gaze of the onlookers who crowded the scene. (88:6) 16.A darkness covered the land following their slaying, in each case beginning at noon. (88:7) 17.Their bodies were both lacerated by soldiers at the time of their slaying. (88:8) 18.They both remained in ignominious suspension before the eyes of an unfriendly multitude. (88:9) 19.Their bodies came finally into the hands of their loving followers. (88:10) 20.When their bodies, in each case, had vanished from the spot where they had been placed, the religious leaders explained away the fact. (88:11) 21.Only a handful of their followers were with them at the times of their deaths. (88:12) 22.In each case, one of their chief disciples denied knowing them. This same disciple, in each case, later became a hero. (88:13) 23.Each of them had an outstanding woman follower who played a dramatic part in making the disciples turn their faces from the past, and look toward the future.
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