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‘O Alla>h, I ask You as unto You is all praise, none
has the right to be worshipped except You, alone,
without any partner. You are the Benefactor. O
Originator of the heavens and the Earth, O
Possessor of majesty and honour, O Ever-Living, O
Self-Subsisting and Supporter of all, verily I ask
You for Paradise and I take refuge with You from
the Fire.’
(65)
‘O Alla>h, I ask You, as I bear witness that You are
Alla>h, none has the right to be worshipped except
You, The One, as}
-S{amad
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Who begets not nor was
He begotten and there is none like unto Him.’
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36 See previous footnote.