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Amid poverty and unemployment coupled with the rapidly growing coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, Afghanistan is bearing the brunt of an unprecedented crisis.
Stranded Rohingya refugees arrive on remote Bengali “detention island”
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Those who accommodate doubts are unlikely to sacrifice to uphold their frail belief. The Sādiqūn -truthful ones- are those who have validated their verbal claims to Imān with the necessary action.
Break Your Soul as You Break Your Fast
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Muslim scholars from around the world issue a “letter to humanity”
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