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THE MERCY THAT TAMED THE BEASTS
WHEN THE LION BOWED...
TO WHOM?!
Once, a man from the Arabian Peninsula boarded a ship and set out to sea. As the waves carried the vessel onward, the wind suddenly grew fierce and the sea became violent, until the ship sank.
The man clung to a wooden plank and began swimming, struggling against the waves, until the sea cast him onto the shore of a remote forest where there was no sign of any human being.
No sooner had he caught his breath and praised Allah for saving him than his eyes fell upon a terrifying scene:
A lion stood motionless before him, staring at him steadily. It roared like a predator and began approaching him... slowly, step by step.
The man was about to become its next meal!
Yet, astonishingly, he did not run away or scream. Instead, he stood perfectly still, looked confidently at the lion, and said in a calm voice:
“Take it easy, O Abu al-Harith. I am the servant of...”
