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For simply abhorring acts of Shirk (polytheism) and bida’a (innovations) in Islam, I’m labeled a Wahabi not just by non-Muslims but also by heterodox Muslim sects and many Muslims in my country who are extremely ignorant about Islam and its basic...
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*By M. Burhanuddin Qasmi
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