In the tafsir of Surah Buruj, with reference to the people of the ditch, we read about the boy and the King in an amazing hadith. It follows the story of a boy who is chosen to be the apprentice of the King’s ailing magician. Instead, he ends up following a pious man upon Islamic montheism. When the king discovers that the boy has taken a Lord besides him, he is condemned to death. Multiple unsuccessful attempts are made to take his life including trying to throw him off a mountain. In the end, he himself makes a suggestion, .…