Original sentence: It was obvious that the Iranians' slogans constituted an excessive veneration of their Imam, regarded by Wahhabis as a form of polytheism.The accusation gained credibility from the formerly widespread Sunni conviction that the Shiites are bound to pollute the Great Mosque.The pilgrims' Arabic chant declared that "God is one, Khomeini is leader
Edited sentence: In the actual slogans, Khomeini is cast as a leader unrivaled in the world, but subordinate to an almighty God.In the slogans as reported by the Saudis, Khomeini is placed on one plane with God, a verbal pollution of Islam's holiest sanctuary.It was obvious that the Iranians' slogans constituted an excessive veneration of their Imam, a form of blasphemous polytheism.The accusation gained credibility from the formerly widespread Sunni conviction that the Shi�ites are bound to pollute the Great Mosque.The pilgrims� Arabic chant declared that "God is one, Khomeini is leader