This story gives the reason for revelation of Surah Al-Buruj (#85) in Quran. This is mentioned in Tafsir of Quran by Ibn Kathir, which is believed to be one of the ‘Most Authentic Books of Islam’ by many scholars. I have split this story into  two parts, for i dont want any of you to get bored reading this, At the same time wanting you all to read this.

Imam Ahmad recorded from Suhayb that the Messenger of Allah S.A.S said,

“Among the people who came before you, there was a king, who had a sorcerer, and when he became old, he said to the king, ‘I have become old and my time is nearly over, so please send me a boy whom i can teach Magic.” So, he sent him a boy and the sorcerer taught him Magic. Whenever the boy went to the sorcerer, he sat with a monk who was on the way and listened to his speech and admired him. So, when he went to the sorcerer, he passed by the monk and sat there with him; and on visiting the sorcerer the latter would thrash him.So, the boy complained about this to the monk. The monk said, “Whenever you are afraid of the sorcerer, say to him: ‘My people kept me busy’ and whenever you are afraid of your people, say to them: ‘The sorcerer kept me busy’ ” So the boy carried on like that(for some time). Then a huge terrible creature appeared on the road and the people were unable to pass by. The boy said, ‘Today, I shall whether the sorcerer is better or the Monk is better.’ So he took a stone and said, ‘O Allah! If the deeds and actions of monk are like by You better than the sorcerer, then kill this creature so that the people can cross(the road).’ Then he struck it with a stone killing it and the people passed by on the road.

The boy came to the Monk and informed him about it. The Monk said to him, ‘ O my son! Today you are better than I, and you have achieved what I see! You will be put to trial. And in case you are put to trial, do not inform(them) about me.’ The boy used to treat the people suffering from congenital blindness, leprosy and other diseases. There was a coutier of the king who had become blind and he heard of the boy He came and brought a number of gifts for the boy and said, ‘All these gifts are for you on the condition that you cure me.’ The boy said, ‘I do not cure people; it is only Allah who cures people. So, If you believe in Allah, and supplicate to him, He will cure you.’ So, he believed in Allah and supplicated to Him, and Allah cured him.

Later, the courtier came to the king and sat at a place where he used to sit before. The king said, ‘Who gave you back your sight?’ . The courtier replied, ‘My Lord’. The king then said, ‘I did ‘? The courtier said, ‘ No, My Lord and your Lord - Allah’. The king asked, ‘ Do you have another Lord beside me?’, The courtier replied, ‘Yes, Your Lord and My lord is Allah.’ The king tortured him and and did not stop until he told him about the boy. So, the boy was brought to the king and he(king) said to him(boy) ‘O Boy! Has your magic reached to such an extent that you cure congenital blindness, leprosy and other diseases?’ He said, ‘ I do not cure anyone, Only Allah can cure.’ The king asked, ‘Me’ ? The boy replied, ‘ No’ , The king asked  ‘Do you have another Lord beside me?’, The boy replied, ‘Yes, Your Lord and My lord is Allah.’ The king tortured him and and did not stop until he told him about the Monk. Then the Monk was brought to him and was asked to abandon His religion. The Monk refused, so the King ordered a saw to be brought and placed in the middle of his head and he fell, sawn in two. Then it was said to the man who used to be blind,’ Abondon your religion’. He refused to do so and so a saw was brought and placed in the middle of his head and he fell, sawn in two. Then the boy was brought and asked to abondon his religion, The boy refused and the king ordered him to be sent on so-and-so mountain with some people. He told the people, ‘Ascend to the mountain with him till you reach its peak, then see if he abondons his religion; otherwise throw him from the top.’

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I have been tagged by my dear friends Sara and Laila (Looks like I am quite popular .. lol) to write 10 Random facts about me, which you all are unaware of …. Isnt that supposed to be confidential and not to be posted on internet ????  Okay, Okay, Here i start

The rules are:

“Post 10 random things about yourself
Choose 5 people to tag and a reason you chose each person
Leave them each a comment directing them to your blog so they know they are it
You can’t tag the person who tagged you
As a courtesy to the person who tagged you, please let them know when you have posted”

1. I am from India, but that isnt my birth place ….. . Let me give you a small hint, It starts with the letter ‘L’ , Keep guessing …

2. I am a very bold girl, There isnt anything which really scares me off (Okay, There arent many things which scare me. Is that okay now? )

3. I HATE superficial movies like all the Super-heroes movies (Spider-man,Super-man, Bat-man, Iron man,including I Am Legend), and movies where Americans are shown as ‘The’ rescuers or savior’s  (like in Rescue Dawn, The Kingdom etc)
 
4.  I cannot spend more than 30 minutes in one sit on Internet. Its a great invention but(no offense) I dont seem to enjoy my time on it atall. I hate it when Z spends more time with it than me ….. !!!!

5.  I trust people rather soon and easily, I dont seem to understand whether its a good habit or a bad one, but i guess i would choose the latter one, wouldnt you ?

6. I have waited for 1.5 years before I got my visa to join my Hubby here. Pathetic, Isnt it ?? I know …

7. I luv to sings(Always wanted to be a singer, but not anymore) and I firmly believed back then that My voice was purely made for singing, I know i shouldnt be praising myself … sigh , but thats true …

8. I am the smaller one in my family, but got married to the elder one among my Husband’s siblings. What a switch, Isnt it ?

9. I do not like people who are lazy, Who dont understand the importance of Time and gamble with it ….

10. And lastly, I looove cookies, I can easily munch on a whole bag of it, and would still ask for an another one …. . And No, I am Not fat, for your information .

I am not sure whether I tag anyone or not, But i will appreciate if someone want to share with us their 10 random facts. Do leave a comment and tag yourself …..