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TheMagiciansApprentice, page : 18
courtier and the worshiper of Allah.
When the people saw what had happened they
were quick to realize the truth of the matter and
cried out, "We bear witness to the belief in the
Lord of this young man."
The king had not expected his people to respond
in this way; it was through his pride that he had
unintentionally helped them to be guided to Allah.
Now, the king became even more wicked than
before and ordered his soldiers to dig a huge
ditch on either side of a road. Next, he ordered it
to be filled with dry wood.
The people who declared their belief were soon
rounded up and told to stand in front of the
ditches and the wood was set on fire.
When the people saw what had happened they
were quick to realize the truth of the matter and
cried out, "We bear witness to the belief in the
Lord of this young man."
The king had not expected his people to respond
in this way; it was through his pride that he had
unintentionally helped them to be guided to Allah.
Now, the king became even more wicked than
before and ordered his soldiers to dig a huge
ditch on either side of a road. Next, he ordered it
to be filled with dry wood.
The people who declared their belief were soon
rounded up and told to stand in front of the
ditches and the wood was set on fire.