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of the Prophet. His brother-in-law Omar was 
very jealous of him, and frequently showed his 
feeling. 
“ ‘One day when Ali was making him a visit, 
Omar advanced holding out his right hand, 
which held a grain of wheat between its thumb 
and forefinger, and with haughty mien thus ad¬ 
dressed him: “Ali, thou who vauntest thyself 
to be able to predict the future, by the power of 
the Most High, be pleased to tell me if this 
grain of wheat is destined for my nourishment 
to-day.” Ali, keeping calm, answered coolly: 
“I should disregard with contempt a question 
made in such a tone, but to put thee to con¬ 
fusion, I tell thee, trusting in God—No! this 
grain will profit thee nothing!” 
“ ‘The irascible Omar, in his anxiety to show 
the falsity of this prediction, tossed the grain 
into his mouth with such promptness that it 
took the wrong course, lodged in his wind-pipe, 
and was at once coughed up. 
“ ‘Ali's cat, who was quietly purring near his 
master, then devoured the grain of wheat that 
Omar had coughed up, while the latter retired 
in confusion. 
“ ‘It is in memory of this service,’ added the 
descendant of the Prophet, ‘that Ali gave to the 
cat the power of never touching the earth other¬ 
wise than as you have j ust seen. I hope that you will 
have no doubt as to this miraculous solution, 
showing as it does the imposture of Omar, the 
chief of our religious antagonists the Sunnites, 
and the venerated saint of the Osmanlis (the 
Turks).’ 
“I thanked my host cordially, having suffic¬ 
iently learned the cause that, according to the 
Persians, makes a cat always land on his feet.”— 
Translated for The Literary Digest. 
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