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TheMagiciansApprentice, page : 6
that refused to move and let the people pass by.
The young man thought to himself, "Now, I have
a chance to see who is better, the kind worshiper
of Allah or the magician." So he picked up a
stone that lay nearby and supplicated saying, "O
Allah, if the conduct of Your worshiper is more
pleasing to You than the practice of the magician,
let the beast die so the people can pass." Then
he threw the stone at the beast and it dropped
down dead!
The next time the young man saw the worshiper
of Allah, he told him what had happened. The
worshiper of Allah was pleased with him and
said, "My son, today you have surpassed me. I
think you have reached the stage where you
The young man thought to himself, "Now, I have
a chance to see who is better, the kind worshiper
of Allah or the magician." So he picked up a
stone that lay nearby and supplicated saying, "O
Allah, if the conduct of Your worshiper is more
pleasing to You than the practice of the magician,
let the beast die so the people can pass." Then
he threw the stone at the beast and it dropped
down dead!
The next time the young man saw the worshiper
of Allah, he told him what had happened. The
worshiper of Allah was pleased with him and
said, "My son, today you have surpassed me. I
think you have reached the stage where you