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References

By Fahad Iqbal
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم

Below are some external resources which I've found useful and hope that the reader will benefit from them as well.

 Noble Quran - Verse by verse translation of the Holy Quran in multiple languages along with Arabic text

Sunnah.com - The Hadith of the Prophet Muhammad (صلى الله عليه و سلم) in English, Arabic, Urdu

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