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But, the angels of Paradise told the angels of Hell that the man had
repented and was in fact on his way to the city where they worshiped
Allah.
The angels just could not decide who should take him. Did he belong
to the angels of Hell or to the angels of Paradise?
Just then, an angel who had taken the appearance of a human
arrived so the angels asked him to decide for them.
The new arrival thought for a minute, then, he advised them to
measure the distance between the man's body and the two cities.
He told them that if his body lay nearer to the wicked city, then he
belonged to the angels of Hell. On the other hand, if he belonged to
the angels of Paradise, his body would be nearer to the city of good
people.
repented and was in fact on his way to the city where they worshiped
Allah.
The angels just could not decide who should take him. Did he belong
to the angels of Hell or to the angels of Paradise?
Just then, an angel who had taken the appearance of a human
arrived so the angels asked him to decide for them.
The new arrival thought for a minute, then, he advised them to
measure the distance between the man's body and the two cities.
He told them that if his body lay nearer to the wicked city, then he
belonged to the angels of Hell. On the other hand, if he belonged to
the angels of Paradise, his body would be nearer to the city of good
people.