dˈʊɹɹɪŋ hɪz stˈeɪ, ðə tˈuː bɪkˌʌm fɹˈɛndz, ænd ɹᵻzˈæ mˈɑːɹmuːlˌæk ˌoʊvɚkˈʌmz hɪz dɪslˈaɪk ʌvðɪ ɪslˈɑːmɪk klˈɜːdʒi tʊ ɐksˈɛpt ðə klˈɛɹɪk ækhˈuːnd ˈæftɚ hiː ɪz tˈoʊld ɐ pɹəfˈaʊnd stˈeɪtmənt wˌɪtʃ stˈeɪz wɪð hˌɪm fɚðə ɹˈɛst ʌvðə fˈɪlm "ðɛɹˌɑːɹ æz mˈɛni wˈeɪz tə ɹˈiːtʃ ɡˈɑːd æz ðɛɹˌɑːɹ pˈiːpəl ɪnðə wˈɜːld.
During his stay, the two become friends, and Reza Marmoulak overcomes his dislike of the Islamic clergy to accept the cleric (akhoond) after he is told a profound statement which stays with him for the rest of the film - "There are as many ways to reach God as there are people in the world.