The Carpet Merchant of Konstantiniyya Volume 1 rerun Book Two Update 6 of ??? (READ the Latest Update, starting from this page)
Zeynel is having a REALLY really bad day omg.
This scene has one of more substantial revamps dialogue wise, mostly all in the section where Zeynel prays for Khalil. The surah (Al-Fatihah) was initially very abridged due to a perceived lack of space 10 year ago, but I am better at making comics now. I rejigged some of the panels and found enough space to finally show the entirety of the surah, as it should.
I also added in the last line ('To Allah we belong and to Him we shall return) which he didn't say in the first edition!) - he will say it again near the end of TCM.
The marbled illustration at the end is an original piece by me! I made this in a workshop with a master ebru artist (Eslem at Anatolia Art Studio in Melbourne). The marbling broke apart and warped during transfer, which is not something we want in our ebru prints, but the breakage suited the vibe of what just happened with Zeynel.
As usual, author's commentary is on the website, attached to each of the spreads!