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! ! 26 replied , “I did not take anything from you for safe keeping. ” The merchant went to the king and informed him of what had happened. The king re ali z ed that if he summoned the judge, the judge w ould be able to refuse to return t he money , because th e merchant ha d no proof that he had entrusted the judge with his money. Therefore, the money w ould not be collected. The king said to the merchant to wait for him at a certain location when the king leaves for his daily walk and the king would speak there with the m erchant. The next day, the merchant did just th at and the king conversed with him in front of his companions, including the judge. Following this conversation, w hen the king had left , the judge called the merchant over and said, “ Sir, y ou mentioned some money. W hat kind of money was it? Relate to me the details , so I can remember. ” The merchant recounted the same details as before. The judge took out some money and gave it to him, saying , “Why did you not tell me of this earlier? I would have given it then. ” The merchant had related those exact same details to him earlier, but because the judge had since realized that the mercha nt was the king’s friend, he now returned the money. Therefore , if no one can harm whoever is friends with a worldly king, then who on E arth has the power to harm a person who is connected with Allah ? Th erefore , strive to g ive yourself wholly to God Almighty. God Almighty has stated, ‘W hoever learns religi ous knowledge and teaches it to others, I will become h is. ’ You must remember that this is the key to save yourselves from worldly troubles and to achieve success. May God Almighty give each one of us the ability to do so , Am ī n. ( Al - Fazl , 23 July 1915)