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evil King of Chaldea.
Nimrud foolishly thought that he
was most powerful and so he asked
Ibrahim [a], “
Who is your Lord, O
Ibrahim?
”
lbrahim answered, “
My Lord is
Allah.
”
The king was shocked for no one
before had dared to worship any but
him and he immediately asked
“
Who is Allah?
”
Ibrahim said, “
The One Who gives
life and death.
”
The King quickly replied, “
Well, I
give life and death. Let me show
you
.” He had a man brought before
him and had him killed. Then he
had another man brought and let
him live. Thereafter he very proudly
said, “
See! I give life and death. I
