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Vol. 1 Issue 58 August 2023 ELITE

At the third ring…there was no choice but to
answer…
His friend’s voice came asking why he had
disappeared, telling him he was preparing an
evening to gather with many other friends…
He interrupted him, gathering his strength:
I’m not coming anymore…
The man smiled victoriously: May Allah keep
you steady on the path of righteousness…
When the car came near the place where they
had met several days before…the young man
said: I want to take your phone number and
remain in contact with you…
-Certainly, he took a card out of his pocket
and said: we will meet often as well…
-The young man took the card in his hand
smiling…and when his eyes caught the man’s

full name his face fell, his brow frowned and
his eyes squinted…
The man wondered: do you know me…
The young man answered with difficulty: I’d
heard about you…
-And what did you hear about me?
-The young man lowered his head, and
remained silent…
-Let me tell you…
-The young man raised his head in sadness,
and gazes at him with frustration…
-I was an emperor of depravity…yes, I have
walked the path of wickedness…but I caught
myself before falling into the pit…
He added: I fought with the devil…sometimes

I beat him, sometimes him me…until I hit the
final blow, and Allah was gracious enough to
guide me to righteousness…

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