A Better Beard that Yours. 'All true devotees wear a beard, ' said the Imam to his audience. 'Show me a thick and lustrous beard and I'll show you a true believer! ' 'My goat has a beard far bushier and longer than yours, ' replied Nasrudin. 'Does that mean he is a better Muslim than you? Idries Shah
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