Now every one of the disciples knew that he was a king who had willingly resigned his throne; he was not exiled and he did not have to run away from his kingdom; he had left it voluntarily. They felt sympathy for him, seeing him tried in this way, and they all said to the murshid in the course of time, "Pray do not expect this task of him any more; he has been doing it for such a long time!" But always the murshid's answer was, "He is not yet ready for initiation." To one pupil who argued the matter he said, "Well, you may test him in any way you think good."