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TheMagiciansApprentice, page : 17
The king, couldn't believe his ears -- the young
man had just told him how to get rid of him!
Without hesitation he called his people together.
At last, thought the king, he would be triumphant
and they would soon know who was more
powerful. And so they would, but not in the way
he expected!
The young man was tied to the palm tree and the
king took the arrow from the quiver, drew the bow
and aimed it ready to fire. Before he fired the
arrow he declared in a loud voice for all to hear,
"In the Name of Allah, the Lord of this young
man", and as he did he fired the arrow. The
arrow struck the young man right in the middle of
his forehead, and he was martyred just like the
man had just told him how to get rid of him!
Without hesitation he called his people together.
At last, thought the king, he would be triumphant
and they would soon know who was more
powerful. And so they would, but not in the way
he expected!
The young man was tied to the palm tree and the
king took the arrow from the quiver, drew the bow
and aimed it ready to fire. Before he fired the
arrow he declared in a loud voice for all to hear,
"In the Name of Allah, the Lord of this young
man", and as he did he fired the arrow. The
arrow struck the young man right in the middle of
his forehead, and he was martyred just like the