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prison, "Maybe something good will come because of it!"
At last the Sultan reached his palace, and the first thing he did was to go to the
palace mosque and offer a prayer in thanksgiving for his safe return. Then he
asked to be taken to Omar. Omar was happy to see him once again and to hear
how the Sultan's severed finger had saved him from being sacrificed. The Sultan
immediately ordered Omar's release and said, "I can understand now the good
that came to me on account of my severed finger, but what good has come to
you for being in prison all these years." Omar smiled and said, "If you had not put
me in prison I would have gone with you on your hunting trip, and I too would
have been sacrificed with the others. Al Hamdulillah, Allah spared me and you!"
THE END
NEW WORDS
The vocabulary in "New Words" section is listed in the order of occurrence in
the story.
At last the Sultan reached his palace, and the first thing he did was to go to the
palace mosque and offer a prayer in thanksgiving for his safe return. Then he
asked to be taken to Omar. Omar was happy to see him once again and to hear
how the Sultan's severed finger had saved him from being sacrificed. The Sultan
immediately ordered Omar's release and said, "I can understand now the good
that came to me on account of my severed finger, but what good has come to
you for being in prison all these years." Omar smiled and said, "If you had not put
me in prison I would have gone with you on your hunting trip, and I too would
have been sacrificed with the others. Al Hamdulillah, Allah spared me and you!"
THE END
NEW WORDS
The vocabulary in "New Words" section is listed in the order of occurrence in
the story.