approached through sacrifices, and that the smoke ascended to them, and that through this action they would succeed—even though they possessed the Scrolls of Idris. He [Moses] forbade them in their commandments from eating purslane (al-baqlah), chicks, and the seclusion of the Brahmins at the idols (al-badūd)¹, and their belief regarding them that through them they knew the chronologies. When Moses came, he altered that, abrogated it, and nullified it. He forbade the Jews from eating fat (al-shahm) and made it obligatory for them to venerate the seventh day, which is Saturday (the Sabbath). He established the performance of prayer at lightning (al-barq) and the orientation toward a dome from the time of Adam which contained the Ark. When they lost the dome, they oriented themselves toward that site in Jerusalem where they established the prayer, and he set for it laws and conditions other than those [previous] conditions.

Then Jesus came with the opposite of that and the reversal of those who preceded him; for they [the earlier prophets] pointed to others [to come], while he pointed to himself. Then he permitted [work on] the Sabbath, whereas Moses had said to them: "Whoever permits the Sabbath upon you, kill him." The Jews said to him: "You have permitted the Sabbath," and he had said: "I am the Lord of the Sabbath."

Subsequently, his companions venerated Sunday because they believed that on Sunday he rose from the grave and ascended to heaven.