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In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

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The life of the righteous is defined by the harmony between their words and their deeds.

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Jihad and sacrifice for the sake of Allah.

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One day, the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, was praying in the Hijr of the Kaaba.

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Uqbah Ibn Abi Mu'ayt approached him.

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He placed his garment around the Prophet’s neck.

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He strangled him with great intensity.

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Abu Bakr, may Allah be pleased with him, came forward.

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He grabbed him by his shoulders.

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And pushed him away from the Prophet, peace be upon him.

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He said, "Would you kill a man for saying, 'My Lord is Allah'?"

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Umar, may Allah be pleased with him, once sent an army to the Romans.

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They captured Abdullah Ibn Hudhafah, may Allah be pleased with him.

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They took him to their king.

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They said, "This man is one of the companions of Muhammad."

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The king said, "Will you convert to Christianity, and I will give you half of my kingdom?"

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He replied, "If you were to give me everything you own and all the kingdoms of the Arabs,

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I would not turn away from the religion of Muhammad for even the blinking of an eye."

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The king said, "Then I will kill you."

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He replied, "That is up to you."

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The king ordered him to be crucified.

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He told the archers to shoot arrows near his limbs.

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All the while, the king kept offering him Christianity, and he kept refusing.

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The king had him taken down and called for a large cauldron.

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He poured water into it until it boiled.

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He then called for two other Muslim captives.

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He ordered one of them to be thrown into it.

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As he was being thrown, the king continued to offer him Christianity.

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But he refused.

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Then Abdullah wept, and the king was told,

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"He is weeping."

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The king thought he had become fearful.

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He said, "Bring him back."

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"What made you weep?"

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He said, "I said to myself,

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'It is only one soul,

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it will face this moment and then depart.'

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So I wished that I had as many souls as the hairs on my body to be cast into the fire for the sake of Allah."

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The tyrant said to him,

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"Will you kiss my head and I will set you free?"

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Abdullah said to him,

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"And [will you release] all the other captives?"

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The king said, "Yes."

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So he kissed his head.

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He was brought before Umar with the other captives.

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He told him the story.

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Umar said,

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"It is the duty of every Muslim to kiss the head of Ibn Hudhafah,

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and I shall begin."

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So he kissed his head.

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Ibn Umar said,

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"We missed Ja'far Ibn Abi Talib, may Allah be pleased with him, on the day of Mu'tah.

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We searched for him among the fallen.

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We found him with, between spear wounds and arrow strikes,

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over ninety [wounds].

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We found them all on the front of his body."

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Abdullah Ibn Umar, may Allah be pleased with them both, said,

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"The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, appointed in the Battle of Mu'tah:

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Zayd Ibn Harithah.

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The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said,

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'If Zayd is killed, then Ja'far;

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and if Ja'far is killed, then Abdullah Ibn Rawahah.'"

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Abdullah said,

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"I was among them in that battle.

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We searched for Ja'far Ibn Abi Talib, may Allah be pleased with him,

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and we found him among the fallen.

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We found over ninety spear wounds and arrow strikes on his body."

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Khalid Ibn al-Walid, may Allah be pleased with him, said,

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"There is no night in which I am brought a bride whom I love,

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that is dearer to me than a night of intense cold and heavy frost,

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in a military expedition where we surprise the enemy at dawn."

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He also said, may Allah be pleased with him,

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"Nine swords were broken in my hand on the day of Mu'tah,

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and nothing remained in my hand but a Yemeni blade."

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From Anas:

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That Abu Talhah al-Ansari, may Allah be pleased with him,

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read Surah Bara'ah.

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When he reached this verse:

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﴾Go forth, whether light or heavy﴿,

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he said, "I see that our Lord, the Almighty and Majestic, is calling upon the old and the young to go forth.

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Prepare me, O my son."

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His son said, "May Allah have mercy on you,

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you fought alongside the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, until he passed away,

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and with Abu Bakr until he passed away,

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and with Umar, may Allah be pleased with them.

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We will fight on your behalf."

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But he refused.

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So they prepared him.

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He boarded a ship and died at sea.

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They could not find an island to bury him on

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until seven days later.

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Yet his body had not changed.

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So they buried him there.

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Yunus Ibn Ubayd, may Allah have mercy on him, looked at his own feet upon his death

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and wept.

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He was asked, "What makes you weep?"

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He said, "I remembered that they had never been covered in dust in the cause of Allah."

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Calling to Allah.

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From Anas, may Allah be pleased with him,

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that Abu Talhah proposed to Umm Sulaym, may Allah be pleased with her.

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She said, "O Abu Talhah,

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do you not know that the god you worship

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is a piece of wood that grew from the earth,

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carved by the Abyssinian slave of such-and-such family?

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If you embrace Islam,

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I will ask for no dowry from you other than that."

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He said,

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"Let me consider my affair."

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He went away,

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then returned and said,

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"I bear witness that there is no god but Allah,

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and that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah."

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She said,

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"O Anas,

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marry Abu Talhah."

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From al-Hasan al-Basri, may Allah have mercy on him,

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that whenever he recited this verse:

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“And who is better in speech than him who prayeth unto his Lord and doeth right, and saith: Lo! I am of those who are muslims (surrender unto Him).” (41:33)

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“And who is better in speech than him who prayeth unto his Lord and doeth right, and saith: Lo! I am of those who are muslims (surrender unto Him).” (41:33)

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He would say,

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"This is the beloved of Allah,

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this is the ally of Allah,

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this is the chosen one of Allah,

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this is the select one of Allah,

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this is the most beloved of the people of the earth to Allah.

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He responded to Allah in His call,

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and he called the people to that which he responded to in Allah's call,

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and he performed righteous deeds in his response."

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And he said,

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"Indeed, I am of those who submit to His Lord."

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"This is the vicegerent of Allah."

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And when he recited:

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﴾Indeed, those who have said, "Our Lord is Allah" and then remained on a right course﴿,

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he would say,

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"O Allah, You are our Lord,

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so grant us steadfastness."

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He also said, may Allah have mercy on him,

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"Whoever benefits a brother for the sake of Allah,

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Allah raises him a degree because of it."

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When Sheikh Abdullah Ibn Muhammad al-Qar'awi, may Allah have mercy on him, returned from India,

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he began studying under his teacher,

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Sheikh Muhammad Ibn Ibrahim Al-Sheikh, may Allah have mercy on him.

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He heard in his teacher's gatherings about the absolute ignorance

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and the total darkness in the south of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

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He said of himself,

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"I sought guidance from Allah the Almighty,

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and I consulted my teacher about heading to that region.

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He approved of it,

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and he advised me to fear Allah,

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and he prayed for me.

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I bade him farewell and performed Hajj that year,

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and then I headed to Samtah."

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Sheikh Abdullah headed to those lands drowned in ignorance.

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By the grace of Allah the Almighty and His protection,

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then the care of His Majesty,

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King Abdulaziz, may Allah have mercy on him,

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and the guidance and direction of His Eminence,

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Muhammad Ibn Ibrahim, may Allah have mercy on him,

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and the sincere intention and devotion of Sheikh Abdullah al-Qar'awi,

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he established a correct, Salafi Islamic call among that ignorant population.

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He opened schools there,

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and established scientific councils for them,

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upon the recommendation of King Abdulaziz.

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He spread the Salafi creed among them.

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Thus, in the year 1356, he opened a school.

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And in the year 1361, [the number] reached...

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it reached 200 schools.

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And in the year 1363, [the number] reached...

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it reached 300 schools.

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And in the year 1373, [the number] reached...

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it reached 700 schools.

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Then it grew to 1,500 schools.

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He was diligent in supervision and educational work,

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and in guidance and direction,

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with an elite group of outstanding graduates.

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The number of schools increased

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until it reached 2,200 schools,

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in which 570,000 students were learning,

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including 10,000 female students.

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And 3,000 male and female teachers were responsible for their education.

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By Allah, I do not know of any righteous deed

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by which a person draws closer to his Lord,

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that is more excellent than this work performed by this mujahid.