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in the very middle. They were espe-
cially keen to worship their idols and
to bow down before them, because
it was the day of celebration, the
day of their grand festival. But when
they entered horror awaited them.
They were shocked stone cold, as
stony and cold as the very idols
they worshipped.
“
Who has done this to our gods!
”
they thundered. “
Who has
destroyed our great Lords!
”
Then someone amongst them said,
“
We have heard a young boy called
Ibrahim saying things about them.
Maybe he can tell us what has hap-
pened
.”
Ibrahim [a] was brought to them but
he was not afraid. In fact, this is
what he had all along planned. This
is how he was going to make them
understand.
