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

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It is Paradise; the waters of Paradise and its rivers.

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Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds.

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And may peace and blessings be upon our Prophet Muhammad.

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And upon all his family and companions.

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To proceed:

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O people of Paradise,

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Among your rivers in Paradise are also

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The Nile and the Euphrates.

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These two rivers spring from the root of the Lote Tree of the Utmost Boundary (Sidrat al-Muntaha).

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They flow visibly across the lands of Paradise,

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And descend until they reach the lowest heaven,

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Then they descend to the earth,

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Where they emerge and flow within it.

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There are also two other rivers

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That spring from the root of the Lote Tree of the Utmost Boundary,

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But they are hidden,

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Flowing within the lands of Paradise.

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Thus,

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The rivers that originate from the root of the Lote Tree of the Utmost Boundary

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Are four rivers:

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The Nile and the Euphrates,

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And two other hidden rivers.

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Among the rivers of Paradise are also

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The rivers Sayhun and Jayhun.

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In this world, they are rivers of Central Asia,

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And the Muslims of old called the lands beyond these two rivers

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Transoxiana (Ma Wara' al-Nahr).

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These two rivers have their origin in Paradise,

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But they changed after emerging from it,

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Just as the Black Stone changed.

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However, these two rivers,

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Sayhun and Jayhun,

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Do not spring from the Lote Tree of the Utmost Boundary.

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Therefore,

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The Nile and the Euphrates have superiority over them.

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In Paradise, there is also a magnificent river

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That Allah the Almighty has prepared for His Prophet, peace be upon him.

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Allah the Almighty said:

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﴾ Indeed, We have granted you, [O Muhammad], the Kawthar. ﴿

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"Al-Kawthar" is derived from "kathra" (abundance),

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Meaning abundant goodness.

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From this comes this magnificent river.

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The description of this river, which Allah has granted to His Prophet, peace be upon him,

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Is that its banks are of gold and hollowed pearls,

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Its bed is of pearls and rubies,

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Its soil is more fragrant than musk,

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Its water is sweeter than honey,

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And whiter than snow.

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Its vessels are distributed along its banks, numbering like the stars.

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Birds with necks like the necks of camels come to drink from it.

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It is a river that flows upon the surface of the earth,

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Not carving through it,

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But rather gliding over its surface,

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Then pouring into the Basin (Hawd) of the Prophet, peace be upon him.

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Among the rivers of Paradise is also

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A river called Bariq,

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Which is a river at the gate of Paradise,

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Where the martyrs sit upon it and around it,

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In a green dome.

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O people of the Gardens,

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Among the water sources in your gardens are also

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The springs.

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By nature, man loves the sight of water,

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And Allah has placed in Paradise many springs,

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Varying in taste, drink, and description,

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As Allah the Almighty said:

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﴾ Indeed, the righteous will be within gardens and springs. ﴿

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And He said: ﴾ Indeed, the righteous will be amid shades and springs. ﴿

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These springs are made to gush forth by the believing servants of Allah,

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Gushing forth wherever they wish,

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And they direct them however they desire.

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If they wish,

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They divert them to the blossoming orchards,

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Or to the lush meadows,

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Or between the palaces and the decorated dwellings,

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Or to any direction they see fit among the delightful places.

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Among the characteristics of these springs

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Is that they are flowing.

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Allah the Almighty said:

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﴾ Within it is a flowing spring. ﴿

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Meaning it flows without a channel.

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And Allah the Almighty also said:

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﴾ And water poured out. ﴿

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Meaning poured and flowing without a channel.

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And since the believers in Paradise are in ranks,

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So too is their access to the water of these springs in ranks.

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The two springs that flow

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Are for those brought near (al-Muqarrabun),

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And the two gushing springs

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Are for the companions of the right (Ashab al-Yamin).

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Among the springs of Paradise is also

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Salsabil.

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Allah the Almighty said:

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“There are they watered with a cup whereof the mixture is of Zanjabil,” (76:17)

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“(The water of) a spring therein, named Salsabil.” (76:18)

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This spring was named Salsabil

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Due to the smoothness of its flow

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And the ease of its course.

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It is powerful in its flow,

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And smooth in its gliding.

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It is also called Salsabil

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For its smoothness in the throat,

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Meaning while drinking,

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For it goes down with the utmost softness and ease.

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This spring

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Is the spring from which the people of Paradise drink when they first enter it.

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After they partake of the extra portion of the whale's liver,

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And then eat from the ox that grazes on the outskirts of Paradise,

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They drink from the spring of Salsabil thereafter.

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This indicates that the spring of Salsabil is among the best springs of Paradise.

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Among its springs is also the spring of Tasnim,

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About which Allah the Almighty said:

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“They are given to drink of a pure wine, sealed,” (83:25)

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﴾ The last of it is musk. ﴿

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“Whose seal is musk - for this let (all) those strive who strive for bliss -” (83:26)

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And its mixture is from Tasnim.

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“A spring whence those brought near (to Allah) drink.” (83:28)

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O people of Paradise,

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You are given to drink of a sealed nectar (rahiq),

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Meaning the wine of Paradise.

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For "Rahiq" is one of the names of wine.

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﴾ The last of it is musk. ﴿

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Meaning it is mixed with musk.

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The drink is white like silver,

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And you seal your drink with musk.

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If a man from the people of this world

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Were to dip his finger into that musk and then withdraw it,

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There would not remain a single soul

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But would find the fragrance of that scent.

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And the mixture of this nectar is from Tasnim.

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Thus,

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The drink, which is the wine,

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Is mixed with water from the spring of Tasnim.

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It is the most noble and highest drink of the people of Paradise.

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That is why He said:

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﴾ And its mixture is from Tasnim. ﴿

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“A spring whence those brought near (to Allah) drink.” (83:28)

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Thus,

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Those brought near drink from it pure,

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And it is mixed for the companions of the right.

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As for camphor (Kafur),

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It may be the name of a spring in Paradise,

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Or it may be a description of the drink,

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Meaning it is like camphor in the pleasantness of its scent.

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This is the most likely interpretation.

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Allah the Almighty said:

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“Lo! the righteous shall drink of a cup whereof the mixture is of Kafur,” (76:5)

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﴾ Indeed, the righteous will drink from a cup [of wine] whose mixture is of camphor, ﴿

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“A spring wherefrom the slaves of Allah drink, making it gush forth abundantly,” (76:6)

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﴾ They will make it gush forth in force [and abundance]. ﴿

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A delicious drink of wine

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That has been mixed with camphor,

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Meaning it was mixed with it to cool it and temper its sharpness.

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This camphor is of the utmost delight,

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Having been spared every impurity

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Or annoyance present in the camphor of this world.

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They are given to drink of a nectar sealed

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With musk; the first of it is like the second.

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With a wine that is delightful to its drinker, without

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Any intoxication, harm, or deficiency.

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As for the wine of this world, this is its description:

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It steals the intellect of the intoxicated drinker,

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And it contains the ailments that are its nature,

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And one fears the lack of consciousness.

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So the Most Merciful has removed all of that

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From the wine in the Paradise of the Living.

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Their drink is from Salsabil,

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Mixed with camphor;

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That is the drink of the people of excellence.

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Furthermore, the digestion of their food

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Is a sweat that flows from their bodies,

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Like the fragrance of musk, which has no

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Mixture of any other colors.

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Then their stomachs return to being lean,

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Desiring food throughout the ages.

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There is no excrement, urine, or mucus,

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Nor spitting from the human being.

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They have a belch whose scent is musk,

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By which the digestion is perfectly completed.

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O Allah, grant us Paradise and its bliss.

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O Allah, we ask You for the highest Firdaws of Paradise,

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Without reckoning or punishment.

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O Allah, Amen.

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The journey has a continuation.

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It is Paradise.