ABSTRACT
Afterthatheturnedhisattentiontothefaultsoftheadherents ofMazdaism.InthisfaithhefoundthattheArabshadrejectedit evenbeforetheothernationshadspurnedit.Thisfaithallowed marriagebetweenthosewhomonewouldfeelashamedofmarrying andpermittedtheconsumptionoffoodstuffsthatwouldberejected bymoreelevatedspirits.PerhapsMundhirwasanadherentof Mazdaism,whichisspurnedbytheMuslims,orhemayhavebeen thinkingoffollowingit,and'Ala'recognisedhisopportunityinthis. Itisalsoprobablethatthepredominanttrendintheregionwasto praiseitsfollowersandtoturnablindeyetotheirwrongdoings. Thus,Mundhirassuredhimbymeansthatwereappropriatetothe situation.Hepraisedhisreligionandsaidthingsthatwouldnot preventitsbeingaccepted.
