22.45 . How many a township have We destroyed while it was sinful , so that it lieth ( to this day ) in , and ( how many ) a deserted well and lofty tower!
This is an animated story of Obaid, a boy who tries to teach his people to worship
Allah alone, but is opposed by a powerful and arrogant king. While Obaid is
the apprentice of an evil sorcerer, he learns about the oneness of God
from a pious monk. The boy struggles to teach this truth to others, but
his wicked king tries desperately to kill him. The story is taken from
an authentic narration of Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) which explains the reference
to ‘The People of the Ditch’ (Ashab-ul-Ukhdood’)
in Surah Burooj (Qur’an 85:4)