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The Prophet Muhammad (saas)





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                         excellent morality, to be found in the Qur'an, the hadiths, and accounts
                         about the life of the Prophet (saas).
                               One of the facts about the Prophet (saas)'s wives in the Qur'an is
                         that they are the mothers of all the believers:
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