( See also endnote.) At the dawn of the second century C.E., “the weeds appeared ” when imitation Christians became visible in the world field.
عِنْدَ مَطْلَعِ فَجْرِ ٱلْقَرْنِ ٱلثَّانِي بَعْدَ ٱلْمِيلَادِ ،‏ « ظَهَرَ ٱلزِّوَانُ » عِنْدَمَا بَرَزَ ٱلْمَسِيحِيُّونَ ٱلزَّائِفُونَ عَلَى ٱلْمَسْرَحِ ٱلْعَالَمِيِّ .‏