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ecentpas
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Muhammad
Al
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i
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t
hy
ou,
andt
hatwashi
sI
s
l
ami
cf
ai
t
h.-----------

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Al
ii
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ed hi
s
I
s
l
ami
cnamewhenhej
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Al
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l
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m or
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hodox
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i
.
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t
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us
Sunnah
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J
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hor
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l
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t
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f
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mi
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he
pi
l
gr
i
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o Mak
k
ah [

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abi
a]i
n 1972.Ret
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r
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f
r
om hi
sbox
i
ngcar
eeri
n1981,Muhammad
Al
i
s
et
hi
ss
i
ght
sonahi
ghercal
l
i
ng.
-

The Pr
ophet Muhammad, s
al Al
l
ahu
al
ay
hi
was
al
l
am,s
ai
d:
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tofpeopl
ear
et
hos
ewho
benef
i
t ot
her
s

. Thi
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nl
yt
he mor
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mes
s
age t
hatMuhammad
Al
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,as he
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amous
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at
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er
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:"
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v
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cet
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el
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l
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i
v
at
edMuhammad
Al
it
obet
hemanwho
hewas
.
Hes
ay
sf
ur
t
heri
nhi
saut
obi
ogr
aphy
:
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Muhammad
Al
iwr
i
t
esi
nhi
saut
obi
ogr
aphyont
he
openi
ngpage:

Peopl
ewer
eal
way
sas
k
i
ngmewhat
!wasgoi
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o
doaf
t
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et
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om box
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henwas
asi
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ealMuhammadAl
i
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r
om box
i
ng t
hat my t
r
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k began.
Aut
obi
ogr
aphy
:
Soul
ofaBut
t
er
f
l
y
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st
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p
t
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out
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cpamphl
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s
.
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ds
t
ar
t
of
hi
smor
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out
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ne by s
i
gni
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et
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mes
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ageofI
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new t
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saut
ogr
aph,
s
ohes
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hi
sasaf
or
m
of
pr
eachi
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hemes
s
ageof
I
s
l
am.
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WhenIl
ookatt
hewor
l
d,Is
eet
hatmanypeopl
e
bui
l
dbi
gbeaut
i
f
ul
hous
esbutl
i
v
ei
nbr
ok
enhomes
.
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pendmor
et
i
mel
ear
ni
nghowt
omak
eal
i
v
i
ng
t
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ear
ni
ngt
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eal
i
f
e.WhatIhopet
o
s
har
ewi
t
hy
ouar
et
hebel
i
ef
st
hat
I
hav
ecomet
ol
i
v
e
by
:
Manyof
t
hephi
l
os
ophi
es
,
s
t
or
i
es
,
andi
deal
st
hat
hav
et
ouched my s
ouland i
ns
pi
r
ed my hear
tI
l
ear
nedf
r
om mys
t
udyofI
s
l
am.Ihav
es
har
edt
hi
s
k
nowl
edgewi
t
hmyf
ami
l
yandf
r
i
ends
;nowIof
f
eri
t
t
ot
hewor
l
d.

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