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In the same description, François Pétis de la Croix tells of a prank played on him by his Agha who during a visit to a Bektashi convent caused him to pose as a Shaikh.

This he did admirably: " I said them the fatha ( first sura of the Qur ' an ) over the meat with the usual movements ; after the meal I read extensively from the Qur ' an and I chose the chapters dealing with morals and not with Mahomet < nowiki > was a severe anathema to the majority of Pétis ' audience at the time, which I explained according to the commentaries I had read.

I also clearified some difficulties they had (...) of course my Agha could not help making a mockery of this ; he almost choked laughing and told everyone I had come al the way from France to teach the Asian Muslims the Qur ' an.