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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 his friend 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 because of my severed finger, but what good has come to you
for being in prison all these years." Omar just smiled and said, "If you
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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
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 his friend 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 because of my severed finger, but what good has come to you
for being in prison all these years." Omar just smiled and said, "If you
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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