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A C K N O W L E D G E M E N T S

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la n d E x t r a c t fr o m W h e re B e a u t
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c it a t io n fr o m
Jo h n G r a y S tra w D o ,

o f G ra n ta B o o k s D a u d K a m a T
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p e rm is s io n o f A li D a u d K am a l G
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(w w w . n at h a n ba u m a n . co m
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f
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o a H ig h A n
g lic a n o n
p 86 a re. re
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P u b lis h e r s . L in e s fr o m T S E lio
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p 9o ・ a re re
pro du ce d b y p e r m is s io n o

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M y e n e m
y by N e c ip F a z l lo n
p . 1 52

P r in te d in T ke y by M ga B
u r e a s lm , Is
D E X T E R P A L M E R ,
T he D
A lla h c r e a te d A dam in H is im a

b a la n c e is to r e ta in t h is im a
ge , a

ha i
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k , H is v ic e g e re n t , o n e a rt h
T h a t b a la n c e is t h e m e a n in g o

is w hat w e
p r a y fo r in t h e F ir s t S
r
y s u p p lic a t io n . A ro u n d th e M t b
'

S e t y o u r fa c e s tra ig h t fo r t he r

t h e is t
[h a n J]; t h is is A lla h s F itr a
'

'
k in d (3 o :3 o ) T h e o s t u r e s o f t h
p .

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o f A dam s n am e
(C o n t e n t io n 1 3
re c o v e r
y .

So re lig io n is a bo u t r e t r ie v a l, n
'
to
ge t u s, an d w e a re n o t a m ass

n a tu ra l p o p u la t io n A u u s t in e
g p
.

th e h is t o r y o f r e li io n : a n u n b a
g
'
e te r n a l p a in o f se n se
'
. B u t fo r M
co m m an ds ev il , w h ic h ev e n
Jo
be r , ex is t s to b e fo u
ght , a n d t

hu m a n in h e r it a n c e ;bu t a c u lp a
In fin it e
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s in
(a n d is t h is n o t ra

c h ild ?) r e q u ir e s fo r A u u s t in e
g ,

s e lf m u s t s u ft e r H e n c e A
u
g u st
.

s ia h e v e n t h o u h t h e m e s s ia h t
,
g
p r o d ig a l s im p ly w h e n h e r e p e n
s a c r ific e is n o w h e r
e in s i h t
'
g .

Fo r o u r C h r is t ia n '
th e
s , O r
te c t e d fo r c e n t u r ie s fr o m W e st

gu s t in e is h a r d ly le s s w ro n
g Fo.
r
Crucixion , is at t he c e n tr e o f
t h e s li f
p o a c h ild In re tu r n
.

, Is
P a t r ia r c h '
s t hro n e .
J p
So n de rko m m an do s a t A u sc h w it
o f life b e fo re m e e t in
g t h e ir o w n
'
T he m a m in s ,
ho w ev e r , w ho w e r

is h fo r T u r k is h le ft fo , r w hat re m

to day h v e in p e ac e a n d s e c u r it
y
in O s k iid a r , t h e ir liv in g a n d t h e ir
'
s ia h s co m in g ,
w h e n a ll m y s t e r ie s
'

Je r u sa e m l g r e a t M u s lim
s c e m
'
illa
'
is a ls o c a lle d a l M
'
M am ,
-

a m a

it r e st t ho u sa n ds o f so u ls in c lu
,

P ro
phet , w a r r io r s , s a in t s a n d sc h
C o u rt u
p h e ld t h e r ig h t o f t h e S im
' '
a M u se u m o f T o le r a n c e o v e r
p

3
a re
g a in
a st Is r a e l to t h
is h
'
fe t y (C o n
sa t e n t io n 14 1
) .

th a t it h o s t ic e d
pe a c e w u t
ju , a n

sa c r ile g e -
s e n s it iv e M u s lim w o

a n d w hen t h e I s la m is t c o u n te r

d id
'
n o t e x
pect , th e M u se u m o
'
to t he c it y s n e w m a ste r s . Z i
a
g in
a st a ll e v e n tu a litie s ; y e t '

'
Y e a r R e ic h .

I s la m ic Jih a d a n d Z io n a
gr
do n e to a m a n it s h o u ld b e so
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b e fe a re d (M a c c h ia v e lli) B . u t
p s

th e
'

p a r t ic ip a n t s a lr e a d y k n o w . Y

(3 5 : 1 5 ) s a y s t h e L ib e r A s ia n ; a n d o

b u ft e t s an d in t he m alls is la r g e ly
p r e s s in
g a n d se lf -
ev id e n t t r u t h .

R d in g t h e a u s t e r e liv e s o f t h e
e co r

A b u G h u d d a w r o t e s o m e t h in
g s im
th e E n d u r a n c e a n d 5 1? e r in o S c h o la r s
B g f
G h u dda p o v e r t y a lm
, o st be c o m e s

sa
ge . S h a y k h A b d u lW a d o d S h a la b i
bo o ks , to bu y c h e e se an d bre a d bu ,

R e h gio n o fL t t
j , c o n t in u e t o
p r e a d th
s

g o o d in t e n t io n s a ft e r h is d e a t h .

ly P r o p h e t
'
T he H o s a id : T h e

hu n d r e d y e a r s b e fo r e t h e r ic h a n d ,
'
w h d is c r e e t ly p h o t o s h o p p e
a tc ,

lic r e la t io n s t e a m T h e w e a lt h .

B an
gk o k a bb o t, is le g e n d a r y B .

w e a lt h o f Is la m ,
a m is u n d e r s ta

p la c e s c o n fe r e n c e
g u e sts in fir s

w hen t he w e lls h a v e ru n d r y in
A sc h o la r w h o fu sse s o v e r h
h e a r ts , u n le s s h is o w n h e a r t is
t in y an d tr e m b le s w it h a c o n st
'
is m
y p r id e , sa id t h e B e st o fC r

fo r t h e p o o r a n d h is o w n liv e d
,

a sto u n d e d th e h a r d h e a r t e d a -

h e a r ts to G o d Po. v e rt
y is a se r m
p
G o d is , o n e o f th e m o st a n c ie n

A t r u e r e fo r m e r is o n e w ho se

to a n c ie n t
p a tte r n s a fa ls e re fo
a lie n .

' '
T h e w o r ld s so le c r e a to r is
m a te ru le r le g is la t o r a n d ju d
,

m u st t h e r e fo r e o r i in a t e w it h
g
Is la m ic L a w
) .

jo h n k n o x
(d . 1 572 )b r o u gh t
to S c o t la n d T ie
. r u e to a n c n t
p ri
s io n o f ru le r s to t h e la w o f G o
M a r
y W e e n o f Sc o ts be c a u se

C h o lic p r a c t ic e s
a t .

B u t d o e s Is la m le is la t e w ha
g
H o ly P ro
phe t ru le s in G o d
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s n

n am e A b u B ak r & w a s k h a lij

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