Chapter 91 The Story of Abdullah Fazri and Two Brothers-2

I continued to walk forward with the jewels, and passed by a very delicate and beautifully decorated gate, and I saw that the well-dressed servants and officials who looked like officials sitting on the benches in the lobby were all made of stone.I tried to reach out and touch one of them, and his clothes fell off his body like a beaded net.Through the gate, in a magnificent palace, you can also see many civil and military officials made of stone. They are all dressed gorgeously. One of them wears a Persian crown and sits on a seat inlaid with jewels. superior. I left the hall and came to the harem, and there was also a large living room in the harem, where the empress sat on a red and gold chair inlaid with jewels.She wore a phoenix crown inlaid with precious jewels, surrounded by a group of beautiful court ladies, all wearing brightly colored and gorgeous dresses; there were also some eunuch-like people standing aside to serve them carefully.The living room was decorated in a very unique way, and the furnishings inside were extremely magnificent. Those transparent crystal balls hanging there were all priceless treasures; the decoration of the whole living room made people feel surprised and praised after seeing it Absolutely.I had no choice but to throw away the jewels and jade that I had collected around me, and then select some of the precious treasures in the living room.At that time, I didn't know how to choose, because in my opinion, that place seemed to be a rare treasure house in the world.

Then I went through an open door and went up the stairs. I had climbed forty steps, when suddenly a pleasant voice of reciting came to my ears.I looked towards the source of the sound, and saw a curtain of silk hung with gold belts and decorated with pearls and gems, through which the voice came.I raised the curtain, and a door so decorated that people would be surprised to see it came into view.Stepping into the door is like being in a treasure house.Sitting in the room was a girl who was slender and beautiful. With her incomparably gorgeous dress and precious jewelry, she looked even more like a fairy in the world, just as praised in the poem:

Gorgeous dresses make people feel the bright spring, The red cheeks put one in a rose garden, A bright dipper seemed to hang on her brow, The other stars are but necklaces on her bosom, If she wears a dress woven of rose leaves, That Ye'er will definitely suck blood from her to nourish her beauty. If she spits into the sea, The bitter sea will become sweeter than honey. If she befriends an old man with a stick, The old man will immediately become a brave young man. As soon as I saw that girl, I fell in love with her and couldn't help walking towards her.I saw her sitting on a high stool, reciting leisurely and happily.Her voice is as sweet as a silver bell; her beautiful face is shining with brilliance and brilliant luster.The scene is the same as the poet sang:

Lady of incomparable beauty, Love stirs for you. You have the voice of a nightingale and the shape of a flower, The suitor pours out his heart for you day and night. While listening to the cadence of the girl's recitation, I secretly planned to answer her, and intentionally greeted her, but after her fatal glance, I stuttered and stuttered, unable to express my feelings at the moment.Then my reason and my sight were suddenly confused and confused, just as the poet recited: The heart of love has just sprouted, I stuttered like a dumb bar. Now that the idea has been made, Just don't look at this and look at that.

The reason why I dare to say frankly, Just to express love. I calmly held down the agitation of my heart caused by love, and said to the girl calmly: "Your honorable and jewel-like lady! I greet you and greet you. May Allah bless you with beauty and happiness for the rest of your life." "My dear Abdullah, I wish you the best of luck and welcome you wholeheartedly." "Miss, how do you know my name? Who are you? What happened to the people in this city? Why did the whole city turn to stone, and you are the only one left alive? Swear to the Almighty God Allah , I implore you to tell me the truth of the matter in detail."

"Abdullah, please sit down. By the will of Allah, I will tell you everything that happened here. Of course also about me and what happened to this city and its people. It was a long time ago, There is no other way but hope for the salvation of the great Allah." I sat down beside her with mixed feelings of curiosity and admiration.So she began to tell me everything that happened here-this city turned out to be a prosperous city of a kingdom, and the king who ruled this kingdom was my biological father, and he was the one you saw sitting on the golden throne in the hall people.The people around him are all civil servants and military generals in his court.My father commanded an army of 1.12 million men.He has 24,000 servants, all of whom are high-ranking officials and nobles.In addition to county towns, villages, castles, and fortresses, there are as many as a thousand big cities in the area he ruled.He has a thousand generals under him, and each general commands 20,000 cavalry.As for his valuable family property such as money, treasures, jewelry, etc., the amount is unprecedented.

Many kings paid tribute to my father under his conquests.In the battle, he wiped out countless heroes. His reputation spread far and wide, so that all the domineering and violent monarchs were terrified; even the mighty Persian king had to bow down in front of him and compromise.But his father, his subjects, and troops are all pagans. They don't believe in Almighty Allah, but worship Buddha statues devoutly. One day, when my father was summoning civil and military officials in the palace, a stranger suddenly came to him.The light on the man's face lit up the whole court.My father took a closer look and saw that the man was wearing a green robe, with a strong figure, his hands hanging down to his knees, his appearance was solemn and radiant.He said bluntly to my father: "You tyrannical, conceited fellow, why don't you stop worshiping your useless Buddha statues? I advise you and your subjects to abandon Buddha statues and convert to Islam. Because the only thing that should be worshiped is Allah is omniscient and omnipotent.”

"Who are you! How dare you desecrate the statue? Aren't you afraid that the statue will punish you?" my father asked the stranger. "The Buddha statue is made of clay and stone, and its punishment cannot do me any harm. If you don't believe me, please go and move the Buddha statues you worship and the Buddha statues worshiped by your subjects here, and then you pray to them, begging They punish me and see what happens. And I pray to my Lord to punish you, so that you can see the difference between the Creator and the creature. Because Buddhas are made by you mortals. Come out, it allows the devil to take advantage of it, attach itself to the Buddha statue to talk to you, and make trouble. The master of my belief is the creator and omnipotent.”

"What is your so-called master? Can you show us?" "You have a chance to meet him, but let's take a look at your so-called Buddha statues first." My father agreed to the stranger's request, so he ordered his servants who worshiped the Buddha statues to bring their Buddha statues into the palace.So the subordinates rushed home one after another according to the order, brought the Buddha statues they usually worshiped to the palace, and placed them in front of the king one by one. At this time, I was hiding behind the curtain in the house, and I could see and hear everything that happened in the hall clearly.The Buddha statue I usually worship is carved out of green jade and is about the size of a human being.According to my father's instructions, I also sent someone to send it to the hall and place it next to my father's Buddha statue.The statues of Buddha worshiped by my father are made of precious stones, the statues of Buddhas worshiped by the prime minister are made of diamonds, and the statues of Buddhas worshiped by other civil servants and generals are carved out of materials such as red corundum, agate, agarwood, ebony, gold and silver.In short, the Buddha statues worshiped by each official are freely chosen according to their own status.The colors of the Buddha statues are different, including yellow, red, green, black and white.That's when the stranger said to my father, "Can you pray to these Buddha statues of yours that they will punish me?"

At this moment, all the Buddha statues are arranged in a row.My father's Buddha statue is placed in the center, mine is next to my father's, and the rest are arranged in order of worshiper's rank, status, and height.After the arrangement, my father stood up, worshiped his Buddha statue, and begged in a low voice: "God statue! My merciful ruler, no one in the world is greater than you. Now this person comes to insult us, not only slander, Slandering our worship, and scorning you. Of course you know what happened here. We must not tolerate his nonsense here. Now I implore you to punish him with your mighty means."

My father kept praying, but the statue didn't respond.He went on to say: "My lord! What happened to you today? Why are you silent? You were not like this in the past. Are you resting? Please wake up and help me." He reached out and shook the Buddha statue while begging , But the Buddha statue still didn't speak, and didn't move at all. "Why doesn't your Buddha statue speak?" the stranger asked my father. "I think he's probably asleep." "You obsessed man who is against Allah! Why do you worship a Buddha who can't speak and do nothing? Why don't you believe in Allah who is close by and responds to every request? Allah never sleeps. He sees everything, yes Omniscient and omnipotent. But the Buddha statue you worship does nothing. It was because the damn devil possessed it to confuse you, deceive you, and lead you astray. Now the devil has left the Buddha statue, so It has become a useless decoration. Come to your senses and believe in Allah. You should say: 'Allah is the only master, only he can accept people's worship, because everything in the world is rewarded by Allah.' And this Buddha statue of yours can’t even defend against the damage it encounters, can it protect you? Now you can see its low energy with your own eyes.” He said, raised his hand, and slapped the Buddha statue Stomach, it fell down in response. My father was furious and told the people present: "This guy is a heretic, he dares to hit my master, you kill him immediately!" My father's subordinates wanted to stand up and do something, but an invisible force made them unable to do what they wanted, and they all stood up as if they were drunk.Strangers took the opportunity to persuade them to convert to the right way and convert to Islam.But these people still stubbornly refused to accept the advice.The stranger said: "Now let you see the punishment of my Lord." He raised his hands and prayed: "Allah, my Lord! In you are my trust and hope, Please agree to my request and give the most severe punishment to this group of dissolute pagans who enjoy what you give and don't believe in you. With your ability, it can be said that it is easy to turn this group of scum into stone , no one can stop it, because you are omnipotent." As soon as the stranger prayed, the people in the city turned into stones. At that time, I saw all this with my own eyes, so I believed in Allah wholeheartedly, resolutely converted to Islam, and survived in the end.Then the stranger came up to me and said: "Little girl, from today onwards, happiness will come to you from the presence of Allah. This is the arrangement of Allah, and no one can violate it." He then taught me openly and honestly.Everything that happened before forced me to obey him willingly and accept his advice.I was only seven years old at that time, and I am now thirty.Then I said to him, "Everything in this city and all its beings have been turned to stone. I am lucky that I myself was spared by converting to Islam. Now you are my teacher and my master Please tell me your name, and continue to help me and arrange my future life for me." "My name is Aibo Hejuer." After he told me my name, he immediately planted a pomegranate tree for me with his own hands.The pomegranate tree grew up quickly, then blossomed and bore fruit.Pointing to these fruits, he said: "You can use the food provided by Allah to satisfy your hunger. Believe in and worship Allah devoutly every day." Elder Hejaer also told me the Islamic law, the conditions and methods of worship, and taught me to read.During the twenty-three years from then until today, I have stayed here to worship Allah, and I have been living on a fruit of the pomegranate tree every day until now.Every Friday Judgment Day, the old man Hezheer came to see me.He also told me your name.He also told me that you are coming here, and ordered: "When he comes here, you have to respect him and treat him well, so that you two can become a loving couple and live together from now on." That's why I knew you as soon as I met.Now you have a clear understanding of what has happened and changed in this city and its people. After listening to the girl tell the story of the fossils of the city people and her own situation, I followed her to see the pomegranate tree that she had lived on for many years. She picked a pomegranate from the tree, broke it in two, and gave me half.I tasted it and found it very sweet.This is the first time I have tasted such a delicious pomegranate.After I ate the pomegranate, I talked with her and said, "Are you willing to marry me as the old man Hezur asked, and follow me back to my hometown Basra to live?" "I am very willing," she answered me frankly, "because it is the will of Allah." So between me and her, we made a marriage contract with each other and we voluntarily became husband and wife.Then she took me to her father's treasury, and selected what we could take away, and then left the stone city, and returned to the seashore by the way I had come. Before that, my two elder brothers were looking for me, and when they met, they complained to me: "Where have you been? You haven't returned home so long. We've been thinking about you for a long time." At that time, the captain also complained to me: "Abdullah, the rich merchant, the weather is so good, you should leave the ship as soon as possible, but you are delayed." "It doesn't matter much. It may be to my advantage that I'm a little late. For I'm going this way, which is obviously beneficial and harmless, and I've achieved the purpose of my journey. The poet sings well: When I search in strange places, I don't know what is approaching me. Is the desire to have gold and silver treasures, Or unexpected bad luck. " Then I said to my companions: "Look at what I have gained from this trip." I showed them the treasure I brought back, and told them what I had seen and heard in Stone City, and finally said: "If you had gone with me, you would have gained more than this." "Even if we go with you, we may not dare to enter that kingdom." "It doesn't matter to you two." I comforted my two elder brothers, "Because the property I got is also yours." So I divided the property I brought back into four.In addition to keeping one for personal use, the rest are given to the two brothers and the captain respectively, and the remaining one is distributed to all the servants and crew. They were all happy, prayed for me, and were very satisfied.But my two elder brothers changed their faces instantly, and kept blinking their eyes.As soon as I saw it, I knew it was greed at work in their hearts.So, I had no choice but to comfort them both patiently: "Brother! It can be seen that you two are not satisfied with my method of distributing property, but what I want to tell you is, please don't worry, because we are not brothers. share with each other, and what I share is also yours." On the one hand, I comforted the two brothers, and on the other hand, I cared for and took care of the girl, took her into the cabin, and gave her the best food; after I settled her properly, I sat down to talk with the two brothers. They asked me, "Brother, what are your plans for the beautiful woman you brought?" "I want to marry her. The official engagement will be done after I return to Basra." "Brother," said one brother, "you know, I'm in love with this slim and beautiful girl. Give her to me." "Brother!" said the other brother, "I love her too. Let me marry her." "Both brothers, she has engaged me to be married, and if I should break it by giving her to one of you, it would greatly hurt her heart, for she comes with me as a wife. How can I Can she marry someone else? As for her love, I believe I am stronger than you. I will never give her up to anyone. But I can promise you that when we return safely to Basra, I will I would like to find two local girls that both of you are satisfied with, and propose marriage for you two, and use my money to give a bride price. Our three brothers will hold a wedding on the same day, and have a lively banquet with guests. As for the one who came with me Woman, I reiterate that she belongs to me, and I advise you two to stop thinking about her." After I explained repeatedly, the two elder brothers remained silent. I thought they had changed their minds after my explanation.So we set off and headed back to Basra.During the journey, I served tea and meals to the girl living in the cabin as usual, caring for her in every possible way.She always hides and does not show her face.I myself slept outside the cabin with my two older brothers. The boat continued to sail for forty days, and it was not until the city of Basra appeared in the distance that we were sure that we could return home safely, and everyone was filled with joy.I myself have always trusted my two brothers, and it never occurred to me to be wary of them.But I never expected that that night, when I was fast asleep, I was lifted up by my two elder brothers without knowing it.One of them hugged my feet, and the other grabbed my hands. In order to win the girl, they threw me into the sea mercilessly regardless of brotherhood.When I realized that my life was in danger, I said to them in horror: "Two brothers, why do you two treat me like this?" "You heartless guy! You don't care about the relationship between brothers because of a woman. Now we can only relieve our hatred by throwing you into the sea." The two of them said that they threw me into the sea.