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ARTICLE # 1
HEARTS' SATISFACTION
Praise belongs to ALLAH ALMIGHTY and HE is sufficient for us. Compliments & Peace be upon
Muhammad (SallALLAHO Alaihe wa Aalehi wasallam), HIS Prophets, Messengers and chosen servants.
Every
person wishes to earn Extra Money. Some of them want to become the richest in
the world. Some of them desire to live in the society with honor, which is
impossible without wealth & property. Some of them attempt to bring up
their children to see them successful in their life. Some people are too poor
to live. They need food, they need clothes and they need accommodation for
themselves and their family.
They all are in search of their heart satisfaction. Their wishes have no end. There
was a time when people lived in the caves. They arranged their food by hunting.
They wore leaves of the plants/trees instead of clothes.
Then
they ploughed earth. They got grain and cotton for their food and clothes. They
made their homes with mud and bricks. They invented wheel. From wheel they
invented machinery and then industry etc. But they could not satisfy their
heart till now.
Each
creature that is born is to die. After death he will be resurrected. He will be
asked about his acts and deeds done during his first life (in this world). When
he comes in this world, he weeps and the people (his parents and other near
relatives) laugh and when he dies, he laughs and the people weep. He will be
answer-able/responsible for his good and bad deeds on the Day of Resurrection.
For satisfaction of our hearts ALLAH
ALMIGHTY commands us in his Holly Book (ALQUR-AAN), “ALAA BE
ZIKRILLAHE TATMA-INNUL QOLOOB” (Satisfaction of the Hearts is in the
mentions of ALLAH ALMIGHTY). It may be obtained by recitation and praying to
GOD. Good deeds and honesty will bring him to Heaven. Evil and bad acts will
pull him to the Hell. For proceeding to the Heaven, Faith in
one GOD is needful. Detail is as under:-
DETAIL
OF FAITH (EEMAAN E MUFASSAL)
I
believe in:-
· One
GOD, WHO is called ALLAH, The CREATOR.
· And
HIS Angels (who are created from the Light).
· And
HIS Books and Journals (which were descended by
HIM on HIS Prophets (Compliments upon Them).
· And
HIS Prophets and Messengers (Peace be upon
Them)
· And
the Day of Judgment and Resurrection
· And
Fate – good or vice from the directions of ALLAH ALMIGHTY.
· And
Resurrection on the Day of Judgment after death.
SUMMARY OF FAITH (EEMAAN MUJAMMIL)
I believe in GOD (ALLAH) as HE is known by HIS names, by HIS characteristics
(virtues) and I accept all HIS orders and instructions. I promise this with my
tongue and have faith in my heart.
Foundation of Islam
Islam is based on following pillars:-
· The
Testimony, that there is none worthy of worship except ALLAH and Muhammad (Peace be upon Him) is HIS Messenger.
· Abide
by offering prayers.
· Fasting
during the holly month of Ramadan.
· Paying
the Zakaat (2.5% from the wealth on which one year is over).
· Performing
the Hajj (Pilgrimage to Makka)
Collected & Written
by: Muhammad Sharif
ARTICLE # 2
FOUNDATION OF ISLAM
1. The
First Pillar of Islam
The
testimony, that there is none worthy of worship except ALLAH and
Muhammad (Peace be upon Him) is HIS Messenger.
The
greatest blessing of ALLAH is Islam in the world. As per dictionary Islam means
safety. If we want to pass a safe and satisfied life, we have to choose Islam
as our religion. Because our CREATOR commands us in HIS Holy Qur’aan, “WE
have completed the blessings on you and approved for you the religion Islam”.
So
he, who adopts the religion ‘Islam’, is called ‘Muslim’. But know! Who is the
Muslim? The person, who has become loyal to the real religion against his
wishes & during his entire life, will be a Muslim. Neither does his love
independent from Islam nor does his enmity independent from Islam. His prayers,
his sacrifices, his life and his death (all) should be for the GOD, WHO is our
MASTER, our CREATOR and WHO gives us livelihood.
The
Testimony is although a collection of some words, but only a few people know
the depth of its meanings and causes. These some words have changed the
thoughts, the acts and characters of the human beings. Before reciting these
words the person was only an animal. He was animal nature mankind, who was
rebellious, cruel, disloyal and tyrant. But after reciting the Testimony, he
became scared from cruelty, rebelliousness, disloyalty and tyranny. Yes, before
reciting the Testimony, he was violent of the CREATOR but now he is beloved. At
that time he was fuel for the Hell, but now he is a flower of Paradise.
On
the other hand when a person recites the Testimony and promises that he is a
Muslim, he announces that if there is any law that is law of the GOD. If there
is any order, that is of the GOD. As though on becoming a Muslim he has left
his independence. Now he can’t say, “This is my opinion and that is the custom
of my dynasty, my atmosphere or my society. As after reciting the Testimony, he
has lost his right to produce anything against the orders of the GOD and
sayings of the Messenger (peace be upon Him).
He,
who says himself a Muslim, should understand properly that he will remain
Muslim till the time he remains bound under the limitations of Islam. Now for
him it is impossible to have belief in the truth of Holy Qur’an, Sunnat
[practices of the last Prophet (peace be upon Him)] and on the other hand he
supposes needful to follow his sense and devil.
Every
thing in the world has its own purpose. Nothing is useless, without
purpose or advantage in the universe. Why water is drunk? It is used for
quenching the thirst. But after drinking it still anyone remains thirsty. In
that case the water is useless for him. Why patient takes medicine? He takes
medicine to recover from illness. But if he still remains ill after taking the medicine, the medicine is useless for him.
On it, imagine! The Testimony, as though, is nectar for the thirsty person and
medicine for the patient. Alone purpose of giving the example of water and
medicine is living acclamation change in the field of thoughts and acts. Till
now this change has not come in our lives. If after drinking this nectar
(reciting the Testimony) still the living acclamation change of thoughts and
acts doesn’t come into us, then what is the difference between faith and
infidelity?
So,
it is learnt that the Testimony turns a Muslim towards heavy responsibility. It
is the Instruction, which ALLAH gave us through the Holy Messenger (peace be
upon Him). We should accept it whole heartedly. After having faith in it we
should act upon this brilliant instruction with the intention of sincerity. Not
only with the tongue, should we prove, but also with our acts, that if there is
any law, that is only law of ALLAH which is mentioned in the Holy Qur’aan. If
there is any system, that is only Divine’s law of religion. If there is any
super power on the earth that is the RULER of the rulers. If there is a way to
follow the foot-prints of anyone, that is the Spiritual Guide of the Prophets,
Hadrat Muhammad (peace be upon Him).
Yes,
it is the first and last purpose of the Testimony, that praying to one GOD,
following the one last Messenger (peace be upon Him), acting upon one, the last
Holy Book “Al Qur’aan” and remaining as one nation in the world.
It
is the Testimony, due to which a person has become entirely independent from
the worship of hundreds and thousands of the liar gods. History tells us that
ashes were enlightened with the rays of the sun due to this Testimony. The
shepherd and camel-drivers that lived in the deserts became able to wear the
crowns of Caesar and Kisra.
Collected from the Book
“Guldasta e-Taqaarir, written by Raees Muhammad Akram and translated by
Muhammad Sharif
Satisfaction of the Hearts
ARTICLE # 3
FOUNDATION OF ISLAM
1.
a. First Pillar of
Islam - Part I
The
testimony, that “there is none worthy of worship except ALLAH (GOD)”.
This is the speech which refuses all kinds of plurality of GOD completely. It
gives us lesson “do worship of only one GOD”. Speech tells us if you do
worship, do of ALLAH, WHO is not son of anyone, WHO is not father/mother of
anyone and there is none equal to HIM.
This is the advice that GOD`s Prophets and Messengers (Peace be upon them) called their
followers and nations towards oneness of GOD although these were great
sovereign states and super powers against one of the each Messengers (Peace be upon them) always. They,
Messengers, (Peace be upon them) were tried to be stopped from conveyance of
the messages of GOD.
Hadrat
Abraham (compliments upon Him) was thrown into the fire-base to prevent Him from communication of
the Message. Here, it is said, “unhesitatingly love plunged into the fire of
Nimrod”. But, see the grace of GOD, that fire-base was changed into garden
(paradise).
Hadrat Moses (compliments upon Him) was raised against Pharaoh. When tyrannies vexed a lot to the
Israelite, GOD helped them to cross the river without boats and ships. Pharaoh
and his army, who were following the Israelite, were drowned into the river
Nile at that same time and the same place.
The GOD gave the tongue to Jesus (compliments upon
Him) in the cradle to speech the truth
about His innocent Mother, Hadrat Mary (compliments
upon her). The tongue for speech was given to the
Jesus (compliments upon Him) at that time when none can believe the speech of so little child.
Whenever the Holy Persons, GOD`s beloveds drown in the commemoration of The
CREATOR, they have a concept, “there is none to be worshipped but the GOD (laa
ma`booda illALLAH)”. “There is none to be intended but the MASTER (laa
maqsooda illALLAH)”. “There is none existing but The LORD (laa
maojooda illALLAH)”. They imagine at that time, THOU the “spiritual
Guide” and THOU the ALMIGHTY, there is none spiritual guide except THEE, O!
my CREATOR.
The last prophet, Hadrat Muhammad (SallALLAHO
Alaihe wa Aalehi wasallam), guides us that who
speaks, “there is none worthy of worship but ALLAH (GOD)”,
he will go in the Heaven. I request to quote here that in the holy time of the
Last Prophet, Hadrat Muhammad (SallALLAHO Alaihe
wa Aalehi wasallam), there were also some hypocrites who
recited this speech “there is none worthy of worship but ALLAH” (LAA
ELAAHA ILLALLAH) along with the believers. But because they were not
the believers so they will not be sent to the Heaven. They will go to the
Hell.
When I say, I am a Muslim, I tremble. Because I know that after reciting, “there
is none worthy of worship but ALLAH”, many restrictions will be
restored upon me. I should be bound to take care The Divine’s rights, I should
abstain from plurality of the CREATOR, I should act upon HIS orders, I should
love the servants of GOD, I should love the creature of the CREATOR. I should
not dishearten anyone, I should not eat the forbidden, I should serve my
parents, I should bring up my children and members
of my family in a better manner, I should not
make water in the way and remove the thrones remaining in the way, I should not
take the interest, I should not take bribe, I should bear in mind the rights of
neighbors, I should feed the hungry and so on. That is to say, that I should
act upon all the orders received from my CREARTOR and instructions received
through the Holy Prophet Hadrat Muhammad (SallALLAHO
Alaihe wa Aalehi wasallam) with pleasure. I
should have patience and not quarrel on customary things. But whenever I have
to fight against the enemies of GOD, I should not run away and contest
steadily. “In the company of friends be soft like silk and be steel in the
battle between false & true". I should keep in mind that murder of a
person is murder of the whole humanity.
It is said, “Frighten from the wisdom of pious, he looks from the sight of
GOD”. Now, a little, we should peep and see in our collars, are we really
Muslims? Real Muslims are like Hadrat Umar (may GOD be agreed upon him).
Who has already sent the army under command of Hadrat Saria to fight against
the enemy. It is trick of enemy to hide and attack from behind the hill side.
Doing so, the paces of the Muslims would be pulled out. Now Hadrat
Umar (may GOD be agreed upon him) preaching the audience in Madina, suddenly shouts “Ya Saria
towards hill, Ya Saria towards hill” and Saria listens this voice in the
battlefield and strengthens defence from the hill side and wins the war.
Or the Believers are like Tariq bin Ziad. With a handful army has to fight
against enemy who is deployed on opposite bank of the sea. The enemy has much
more worldly force and equipment comparatively. After landing on the seashore,
the boats are burnt. Tariq narrates powerfully, “Enemy is ahead and the sea is
on the back. Death is ahead and also on the back. If you die during fight
against the disbelievers, you will be called martyrs and will go direct to
heaven. If you withdraw, you will drown and die in the sea and it is suicide.
If you do so, you will go direct to hell. Then dear sir! This handful army, who
believed in “there is none worthy of worship but ALLAH (GOD)”,
annihilated the enemy and returned with glorious
victory.
Collected, translated and written by: Muhammad Sharif
ARTICLE # 4
FOUNDATION OF ISLAM
1.
b. First Pillar of
Islam - Part II
The testimony, that, Muhammad (Peace be upon Him) is
GOD`s last Prophet (Messenger). In the
dignities of inventions this dusty body who is called social animal, is a
perfect person, a perfect man-kind. Hadrat Muhammad, Messenger of GOD (Peace be upon Him) is the most perfect
eminent and complete appearance of ALMIGHTY. Muhammad (Peace be upon Him) is the real Caliph
of The GOD on the earth.
Holy Prophet (Peace be upon Him) said that first of all The CREATOR created my illumination and
from my Light created the entire universe. Islamic scholars, saints, connected
people and closely relaters (may ALLAH have mercy on
them) are assistants and caliphs of the
Holy Prophet (Peace be upon Him). Revelation inspired upon the Messenger (Peace
be upon Him), Say! “If you love GOD, be loyal to
me, GOD will love you”. It reveals that he, who follows the
Messenger (Peace be upon Him),
takes the God’s beloved rank, which is the highest place.
Perfect love with The Holy Messenger (Peace
be upon Him) is the condition for perfect faith.
Love will be perfect when the love with The Holy Messenger (Peace be upon Him) is more than the
love with ones parents, wives, children, wealth and property. So who claims
love with GOD without love with Holy Prophet (Peace
be upon Him), is liar and he is rejected in the court
of GOD.
It is said that one person requested to Holy Prophet (Peace be upon Him), O! Messenger (Peace be upon Him) of GOD! When shall
I be a true and pure orthodox? He was replied, whenever you love GOD. He
requested again, when my love will be with GOD? He was replied, when you will
love HIS Messenger (Peace be upon Him). Then he requested again, when my love will be with
Messenger (Peace be upon Him)?
He was replied, when you will move on the path/practice of the last
Prophet (Peace be upon Him),
you will love them who love the Messenger (Peace
be upon Him), you will put malice against them who put
malice against the Messenger (Peace be upon
Him). If you love some one, have love for
the sake of Messenger (Peace be upon Him) and if you have enmity with any one, have enmity for the sake of
Messenger (Peace be upon Him).
Then Messenger (Peace be upon Him) said, “Faith of the people is not equal. Moreover, as much any one loves
Me (Peace be upon Him),
his faith will be so strong. Like this the infidelity of the people is not
equal. As much someone has malice against Me (Peace
be upon Him), his infidelity will be so strong. Be
cautious! Who has not my love in his heart, he has no faith, who has not my
love in his heart, he has no faith, who has not my love in his heart, and he
has no faith”.
Hadrat Khawaja Ba Yazeed Busta`mi (may
ALLAH have mercy on him) said, “Perfect rank of
common believers is the basic rank of the pious, perfect rank of pious is the
basic rank of martyrs, perfect rank of martyrs is the basic rank of faithful,
perfect rank of faithful is the basic rank of prophets, perfect rank of prophet
is the basic rank of messengers, perfect rank of messengers is basic rank of
Muhammad (Peace be upon Him).
And the rank of GOD`s beloved (Peace be upon
Him) does not know anyone but ALLAH”.
To get favor from GOD, it is impossible without sake and support. That sake and
support is kindness of the last Prophet, Hadrat Muhammad (Peace be upon Him). For this purpose GOD
commands us in the Holy Qur’aan, “Without any doubt GOD and HIS Angels
send compliments upon the Messenger (Muhammad) (Peace be upon Him), O!
Believers! You also send the compliments on Him (Muhammad) (Peace be upon Him).
Hadrat Abi bin Ka`b (may GOD be agreed upon
him) requested in the court of
prophet-hood, “O! Messenger (Peace be upon Him) I want to offer compliments on you, how much should I offer”? He was replied, “as much
as you can” He asked again, “should I offer compliments from 1/4th time
of remaining worship and prayer”? He was then replied, “as much as you can,
however if you can offer more than it, it is better for you”. He requested
again, “if it is better, then why should not I offer compliments on you from
half of the remaining time of worship and prayer”? Muhammad) (Peace be upon Him) said, “Your will,
if you do more than it, it is better for you”. He requested once again, “2/3rd time
can I offer”? Messenger (Peace be upon
Him) commanded, “Your pleasure, if you do
much more than it, it is better for you”. He requested, “O my Lord! Can I offer
compliments on you whole the time instead of worship”? Listening this, the
Merciful over the worlds (Messenger) (Peace
be upon Him) said, “If you do so, your all acts
will be corrected automatically and your all sins will be forgotten”. (Tirmzi,
Mishka`t)
King of Madina the Messenger (Peace be upon
Him) says, O people! Without any doubt, that
person out of you will be released from the fears of the hereafter and
difficult paths on the doomsday, who offered much compliments upon Me
(Messenger) (Peace be upon Him) in this world. On the day of resurrection some parties will come on my
Tank (fountain of paradise), I will recognize them due to their offering much
compliments on Me (Peace be upon Him). Commit your mind for that time when the sun will be entirely near, the
earth will be so hot, like burning coal, there will be NO space to hide for
anyone, no water to drink. There our Lord, Messenger (Peace be upon Him) will give water to His
followers from the pond of paradise. That lucky person, who offers much
compliments on the Messenger (Peace be upon
Him), he will succeed in getting a draught
of water. Heat of doomsday will not be able to harm him.
Collected, translated and
written by: Muhammad Sharif
ARTICLE # 5
THE CREATOR AND THE CREATURE
“A`OOZO BILLAH E MINASHSHAETWAAN IR
RAJEEM”
“I SEEK REFUGE IN GOD (ALLAH) FROM SATAN
THE OUTCAST”
‘BISMILLAH IR REHMAAN IR
RAHEEM”
“IN THE NAME OF GOD (ALLAH), THE
BENEFICENT, THE MERCIFUL”
It is better to be a mankind than Angels
But it needs more tendency and labors
Hadrat Adam (peace be upon Him) to Hadrat Muhammad (SallALLAH O Alaehe wa
Alehi wasallam) more or less one hundred,
twenty four thousand Prophets (peace be upon
them)
came in this world. Preaching of all of
them was the same, “GOD is one, do worship that one GOD, which is The CREATOR
of all the worlds, no devotion but for HIM, do worship that MASTER, WHO grows
the grain from the mud, obey to ALLAH, WHO creates without mother `Hadrat
Hawwa` (who is mother of all the mankind) , without father `Hadrat Jesus`,
without father and mother Hadrat Adam (compliments on Him), WHO creates live
from the dead and dead from the live, WHO is The MASTER of all the universe and
worlds (the day of judgment too). Earth, skies, sun, moon, stars, animals,
minerals, vegetation etc, all are created by one GOD. Every thing belongs to
HIM and every thing will go back to HIM.
“NAH NO AQRABO ELAEHE MIN HAB LIL WAREED”(AL QUR`AAN)
(WE are more nearer to the great vein of him)
ALLAH is looking everywhere, in the universe and also out of the universe. HE
has no relative or partner. “There is none worthy of worship but ALLAH”
meditate deeply in it. When there was nothing, there was ALLAH (GOD), when
there will be nothing, there will be ALLAH. The entire universe is HIS model.
Limited human mind is unable to understand the essence of GOD, though forever
mankind has to try his best. So, our elders avoided to explain this fidelity
and left it in abridgement.
ALLAH is incomparable and without similarity. HE is excluded from part and
entire. HE has no body and organs. HE can not be divided. HE has besieged
everything. He has contained every thing and HE can not be contained in any
thing. HE is unlimited. HE is the Light of earth and skies.
ALLAH inclines us, “I was a hidden treasure. I wished that I would be viewed.
So I created the universe”. During creating the universe, GOD made a mirror for
HIMSELF, so that HE may see HIS beauty. That mirror is the mankind. GOD says,
“WE produced our trust over skies, over earth, over mountains but they all
frightened and denied to accept it. The mankind accepted it because he was
tyrant and ignorant”.
Mankind
was a collection of body and soul. Soul side was bright and body side was dark.
Glass can not be a mirror until one side would be bright and the other side
dark. The Angels were created entirely from the Light, earth and mountains were
made of material. So those were unable to be a mirror. Only mankind was a thing
which was able to be a mirror, because his soul side was bright and body side
was dark. So he was chosen to become a mirror. Now he was able to be a
reflector of the beauty of GOD.
It
is revealed that the words of tyrant and ignorant used for mankind in the Holy
Qur’aan are not for censure but are for his utmost praise which GOD has given a
charter to HIS assistant, Caliph of GOD on the earth, who is called mankind. So
it was necessary that the characteristics and virtues of GOD would be contained
in the mankind. On being praised by the virtues of GOD he was made a mankind,
worshipped of the Angels & Caliph of the GOD on the earth.
Collected,
translated and written by: Muhammad
Sharif
ARTICLE # 6
SOUL OF MANKIND
(Views of some Muslim Scholars &
Mystics)
Hadrat Muhammad, The Last Prophet, (Peace Be upon Him) says, “There is a piece of flesh in the mankind’s body that is called
heart. Soul is in the heart. Sirr (secret) is in the soul. Mystery (khafi) is
in the sirr. Concealment (akhfa) is in the mystery. Who have knowledge; they
know that ego (anaa) is in the concealment. This ego hints towards GOD (ALLAH).
Maolana Roomi (may GOD have mercy on him) says, sorrow, cent times sorrow on the mankind who has liked that food
for himself which was for his ass. Namely, whose purpose of life is only
eating, drinking and intercourse? He is not better than his donkey. The person
who always thinks that what was entering into his belly, his cost is that thing
which discharges from his belly.
Body and soul are common between both,
mankind and animal. Soul is also called, the spirit, which causes the life to
exist in the body and whose seat is the heart. But the person is a mankind
because he has a mankindly soul, which is called spiritual soul.
Revelation of GOD
To earn is not the real purpose of the mankind. To earn or employment is to
live. Purpose of living is for accessing towards GOD, to achieve HIS vicinity,
HIS revelation. GOD says in HIS Holy Book, Al Qur’aan, “wa maa khalaqtul
jinna wal insa illaa le ya`bodoon” (WE have created jinn
and mankind, only for worship). As long revelation of GOD is not achieved till
then we can’t do worship like we have to do.
So saints, the most learned persons of Islam, try to achieve position of
mortality for GOD through devotions, tries and worships, where devotee is
praised with the virtues of GOD. Then soundly he becomes slave of GOD. It is
the place, where in the phrase of mysticism, is called eternity for GOD. Now it
is found that eternity is impossible without mortality and worship is difficult
without eternity. A Muslim becomes actual faithful at that time when he
acquires self-purification through devotions, tries and worships. That is to
say, he empowers his soul to fly towards the sacred world after purification of
his soul from bodily pollutions through getting relief from selfishness,
sensual-ness, love of wealth and property, greediness and temptation, being
praised from love, brotherhood sympathy, faithfulness & truth, because
mankind is collection of muddy body and soul.
The soul is a thing of sacred world. It attracts the mankind upward. Body is
made from the mud, which pulls the human being downward. But when, by
self-purification, strength of sensual wishes becomes less, afterward, soul
brings the person towards sacred world easily. Person is examined by putting
him in the struggle between body and soul that either he goes to the sacred
world or he likes to be drowned in the inferior world. Cause of life of a
person is to be examined that who has a good character, who is lover of beauty,
who is fond of knowledge and wisdom. But in fact all of them are lovers of real
beloved ‘GOD’. It is the intention of Islam that all these people be brought to
the right & straight path.
REALITY OF THE SOUL
“QUL LIR ROOHO MIN AMR E RABBI” (AL QUR’AAN)
‘Say, the soul is from the Order of GOD. You are given less knowledge
about it’. It doesn’t mean that knowledge of the Holy Messenger, Hadrat
Muhammad (peace be upon Him) is
less. It means that knowledge about soul is so vast that even You (peace be upon Him) are given much
knowledge of soul but Your (peace be upon Him) knowledge about soul is very less comparatively to GOD’s
knowledge. Because on this topic Hadrat Muhammad (peace
be upon Him) guides us in His (peace be upon Him) Holy sayings (Ahaadith).
From these sayings we have come to know that His (peace
be upon Him) knowledge about the soul was much
vast. Some of Holy sayings are appended below:-
· Skies
and earth have not too much space that GOD may contain in them. But at the
other hand, HE may take place in HIS worshippers’ heart.
· Heart
of the worshipper of ALLAH is HIS abode.
· Frighten
from the wisdom (spiritual vision) of a believer because he observes with the
Sight of GOD.
· GOD
commands us, “whenever my worshipper wants to get my nearness by prayers, I
love him. I become so near to him that he looks with MY eyes, listens to with
MY ears and works with MY strength.
· GOD
is the Light (Noor), (soul) of the skies and the earth.
It
has been proved by science now that the soul is running in all things of the
universe, like beasts, vegetations, fossils, minerals etc.
Collected, translated and written by: Muhammad Sharif
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