According to Sufi tradition, this story happened in the royal court of King Solomon while he was on the throne with his minsters by his side. One of his ministers seating beside the king was feeling uncomfortable when he saw a strange man staring at him from across the royal courtroom.
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Curious, he asked King Solomon,” Your majesty, who is that man constantly staring at me from across the court?
“That man across the end of that court is the angel of death”, King Solomon replied.
Taken aback by the answer, the minister was about to have a nervous breakdown. ” Can you please send me away somewhere else your majesty, perhaps China. I’m feeling very uneasy with the angel of death staring at me”, he requested the king.
So King Solomon with the power to control over the winds lifted the minister and send him flying off into the air all the way to China. The minister felt relieved the minute he landed in China. As he turned his head to look around, that strange man he saw across the royal courtroom in Jerusalem was standing right behind him.
Perplexed, the minister asked the strange man,”Why were you staring at me and now followed me here in China?”
The angel of death replied,” Actually I was send by God to take your life in China but since you were in Jerusalem, I was wondering how to fulfill God’s command just now.”
really really great story my friend its very interesting !
I love that part, the way The angel of death replied!
Wonderful,Thanks for sharing mate
OMG….That was tragically funny.
Very interesting, it is good to find out about the stories from other beliefs.
Very cool
nice one….
What a great article!
We can’t escape our fate.
This was classic.LOL. A little funny, yet interesting. We can’t escape our destiny, no matter what. A great story.
I request you to share some more stories from your belief. I want to learn more
Nice article, my friend.
Came back for a read. I love this story
A very tragic ending. King Solomon was wise indeed.
Oh, I missed out this interesting post earlier…
LOL… very humourous, but first time I heard people can queston the angel of death, and he is willing to answer…hahaha.
i agree with phoenix. this is a real classic article and very educational and saturated with knowledge. i loved the photo of the script aswell and learnt new facts from this, thanks very much, Sharif. wonderful work from you.
i came back to read it again. i love the biblical touches to it.
I laughed so hard now I am crying. LOL! Awesome punchline