August 1, 1326 Christianity

There is a building on the far side of the Jahannam valley (Document I). It is to the east of the town, located on a high hill (Document I). This building is one the the grace-bestowing sanctuaries. It is said to mark the place that Jesus had ascended to heaven from (Document I). Although as a Muslim, I do not believe that Jesus is the son of God, when I walked up to the top of that building one day, I felt a great presence. I could not stand there for more than a minute because it intimidated, shocked, and enlightened me all in one. This feeling was so strange I could not bear it. It was not real though. I have to be sure of that. Anyway, the valley’s bottom contains a church venerated by Christian people (Document I). They believe that it contains Mary’s grave (Document I). Right in the same spot there is another church that the Christians venerate and which they come on pilgrimages (Document I). I smirk when I hear one of them saying that that church holds the grave of Jesus because it is so obviously not true [Church of the Holy Sepulcher]. Whenever someone comes on a pilgrimage to see it, they pay a stipulated tax to us and very unwillingly have to suffer various humiliations (Document I). In order to obtain blessing, people also visit here to see the cradle of Jesus (Document I).