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32 also asked another highly skilled craftsman to present a sample of his best craftsmanship. The king put a curtain between the two. The first craftsman built a wall and decorated it to the highest quality of the art and prepared a masterpiece of the highest level of human skill. The second craftsman erected a wall without any decoration. The wall was very clear, polished that exceeded a clear mirror in its burnish. The king asked the first craftsman to present his creation. The craftsman presented wall decorated with beautiful artwork. All present were spellbound to see the masterpiece. The king then asked the second craftsman to show his work. The second crafts- man requested the king to remove the curtain between the two sections. The king had the curtain removed. People saw that there was an exactly similar wall standing on the other side as the first craftsman had raised as, due to the removal of the curtain, the dec- orations of the first wall appeared on the second wall with abso- lutely no difference. (Sīrat-ul-Mahd i , vol. 1, p. 275–276, 2008 edition) God does not Let Anyone’s Virtuous Deed Go to Waste We should worship that God who bestows reward for the smallest virtuous deed. God is the one who rewards humans even if they give even a sip of water to someone. Once a woman was travelling through a forest. She saw a thirsty dog on the way. She weaved a rope from her hair and