The Arabian Nights: One Thousand and One Nights
Verses
What does this verse mean?
Spare me and Allah will spare thee; slay me not or Allah shall slay thee?
What does this verse mean?
Spare me and Allah will spare thee; slay me not or Allah shall slay thee?
In essence, this means that the fact he will die is unquestionable..... but the manner of death is a matter of choice.
There is no help for it; die thou must; so ask me by way of boon what manner of death thou wilt die."
The Arabian Nights: One Thousand and One Nights