| You may be a Ramadan Muslim, Jummah
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| | At the level of ideas, there is no system
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| Muslim or a practicing Muslim... You may
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| | of thought and belief-secular or
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| even have friends who are atheists or
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| | religious, social or political - that
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| non-believers. You may belong to any of
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| | could surpass or equal ISLAM-the system
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| the dogmas and denominations that exist
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| | which Muhammad (pbuh) propounded. In a
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| in the world today or you may have been a
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| | fast-changing world, while other systems
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| Communist or a believer in democracy and
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| | have undergone profound transformations,
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| freedom. No matter what you are, and no
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| | Islam alone has remained above all change
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| matter what your religious and political
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| | and mutation, and retained its original
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| beliefs, personal and social habits are-
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| | form for the past 1400 years. What is
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| YOU STILL MUST KNOW THIS MAN!
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| | more, the positive changes that are
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| He was by far the most remarkable man
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| | taking place in the world of human
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| that ever set foot on this earth. He
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| | thought and behavior truly and
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| preached a religion, founded a state,
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| | consistently reflect the healthy
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| built a nation, laid down a moral code,
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| | influence of Islam in these areas.
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| initiated countless social and political
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| | Even the best of thinkers couldn't put
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| reforms, established a dynamic and
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| | their ideas completely into practice, and
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| powerful society to practice and
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| | to see the seeds of their labours grow
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| represent his teachings, and he
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| | and bear fruit in their own lifetime,
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| revolutionized the worlds of human
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| | except for Muhammad (pbuh), who not only
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| thoughts and action for all time.
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| | preached the most wonderful ideas but
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| His name was Muhammad (peace and
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| | also successfully translated each one of
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| blessings of Almighty Creator be upon
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| | them into practice. At the time of his
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| him)-and he accomplished all these
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| | death his teachings were not mere
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| wonders in an unbelievably short span of
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| | precepts and ideas straining for
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| twenty-three years
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| | fulfillment. They had become the very
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| Muhammad (pbuh) was born in Arabia in 570
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| | core of the life of tens of thousands of
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| CE, and when he died at the age of 63,
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| | perfectly trained individuals.
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| the whole of the Arabian Peninsula had
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| | In what other time or place and in
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| changes from paganism and idol worship to
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| | relation to what other political, social,
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| the worship of One God; from tribal
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| | religious system, philosophy or
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| quarrels and wars to national solidarity
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| | ideology-did the world ever witness such
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| and cohesion; from drunkenness and
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| | a perfectly amazing phenomenon? Only in
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| immorality to moderation and piety; from
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| | ISLAM, which is established as a complete
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| lawlessness and anarchy to disciplined
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| | way of life by Muhammad (pbuh) himself,
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| living; from utter moral bankruptcy to
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| | did we witness that. History bears
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| the highest standards of moral
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| | testimony to this fact and the greatest
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| excellence. Human history has never known
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| | skeptics have no option but to concede
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| such a complete transformation of people
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| | this point.
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| or place before or since.
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| | In spite of the phenomenal success which
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| Quran - Sura 21 - Al-Anbiya [The
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| | crowned his efforts, he did not for a
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| Prophets] Verse 107-107:
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| | moment claim to be God or God's
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| 107. We sent thee not, but as a Mercy for
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| | incarnation or Son -but only a human
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| all creatures.
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| | being who was chosen and ordained by the
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| The Encyclopedia Britannica calls him
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| | Creator to be a teacher of truth to
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| "the most successful of all religious
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| | mankind and a complete model and pattern
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| personalities of the world." Bernard Shaw
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| | for their actions.
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| said, "If Muhammad (pbuh) were alive
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| | He was a man with a noble and exalted
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| today, he would succeed in solving all
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| | mission -and his unique mission was to
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| those problems which threaten to destroy
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| | unite humanity in the worship of the One
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| human civilization in our time." Thomas
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| | and only God and to teach them the way to
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| Carlysle was amazed as to how one man,
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| | honest and upright living in accordance
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| single-handedly, could weld warring
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| | with the laws and commands of God. He
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| tribes and wandering Bedouins into a most
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| | always described himself as a Messenger
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| powerful and civilized nation in less
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| | and servant of God, as indeed every
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| than two decades. Napoleon and Gandhi
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| | single action and movement of his
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| never tired of dreaming of a society
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| | proclaimed him to be.
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| along the lines established by this man
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| | In a world which has not hesitated to
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| in Arabia fourteen centuries ago.
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| | raise to Divinity individuals whose very
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| Indeed no other human being ever
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| | lives and missions have been lost in
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| accomplished so much, in such diverse
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| | legend and who, historically speaking,
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| fields of human thought and behavior, in
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| | did not accomplish half as much-or even
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| so limited space of time, as did Muhammad
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| | one tenth-as was accomplished by Muhammad
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| (pbuh). He was a religious teacher, a
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| | (pbuh), should stop to take serious note
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| social reformer, a moral guide, a
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| | of this remarkable man's claim to be
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| political thinker, a military genius, an
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| | God's messenger to mankind.
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| administrative colossus, a faithful
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| | Today, after the lapse of some 1400
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| friend, a wonderful companion, a devoted
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| | years, the life and teachings of Prophet
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| husband, a loving father-all in one. No
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| | Muhammad (pbuh), have survived without
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| other man in history ever excelled or
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| | the slightest loss, alteration or
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| equaled him in any of these difficult
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| | interpolation. Today they offer the same
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| departments of life.
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| | undying hope for treating mankind's many
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| Quran - Sura 68 - Al-Qalam [The Pen]
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| | ills which they did when Prophet Muhammad
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| Verse 4-4:
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| | (pbuh) was alive. This is our honest
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| 4. And thou (standest) on an exalted
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| | claim and this is the inescapable
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| standard of character.
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| | conclusion forced upon us by a critical
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| The world has had its share of great
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| | and unbiased study of history.
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| personalities. But these were one-sided
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| | The least YOU should do as a thinking,
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| figures who distinguished themselves in
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| | sensitive, concerned human being is to
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| but one or two fields, such as religious
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| | stop for one brief moment and ask
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| thought or military leadership. None of
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| | yourself: Could it be that these
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| these great leaders of the world ever
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| | statements, extraordinary and
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| combined within themselves so many
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| | revolutionary as they sound, be really
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| different qualities to such an amazing
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| | true? Supposing they're true, and you did
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| level of perfection as did Muhammad
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| | not know this man Muhammad (pbuh) or hear
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| (pbuh).
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| | about his teachings, did not know him
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| The lives and teachings of these other
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| | well and intimately enough to be able to
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| great personalities of the world are
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| | benefit from his guidance and example;
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| shrouded in the mist of time. There is so
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| | isn't it about time you responded to this
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| much speculation about the time and the
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| | tremendous challenge and made some effort
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| place of their birth, the mode and style
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| | to know him? It will not cost you
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| of their life, the nature and detail of
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| | anything but it may well prove to be the
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| their teachings and the degree and
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| | beginning of a completely new era in your
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| measure of their success or failure that
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| | life
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| it is impossible for humanity today to
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| | Come; let us make a new discovery, the
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| reconstruct accurately and precisely the
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| | life of this wonderful man Muhammad
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| lives and teachings of those men.
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| | (pbuh), the like of whom never walked on
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| Not so this man, Muhammad (pbuh). Not
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| | this earth, and whose example and
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| only was he born in the fullest blaze of
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| | teachings can change YOUR life and OUR
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| recorded history, but every detail of his
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| | world for the better. May God shower His
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| private and public life, of his actions
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| | choicest blessings upon him!
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| and utterances, has been accurately
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| | Quran - Sura 33 - Al-Ahzab [The Clans,
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| documented and faithfully preserved to
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| | the Coalition, the Combined Forces] Verse
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| this day. The authenticity of the
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| | 56-56:
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| information so preserved is vouched for
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| | 56. Allah and His angels send blessings
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| not only by faithful followers but also
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| | on the Prophet: O ye that believe! Send
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| by unbiased critics and open-minded
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| | ye blessings on him, and salute him with
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| scholars.
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| | all respect.
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