Aisha has related that the Holy Prophet, peace be upon him, would enter the house with a pleasing disposition and a smile on his lips.
[Uswa-i-Hasana]
Wednesday, August 25, 2010
Monday, August 23, 2010
FAZA’IL –E- A’MAAL
FAZA’IL –E- A’MAAL
CHAPTER –V
THE WOMEN’S COURAGE AND SPIRIT OF ISLAM
Once Umme Salmah said to her husband, “I have heard that if a husband does not marry another woman during the life or after the death of his wife, and also if the wife does not remarry after the death of her husband, the couple when admitted to paradise is allowed to live there as husband and wife. Give me your word that you will not marry after my death, and I too pledge that I will not marry again if you happen to die before me.”
Hazrath Abu Salmah r.a. said, ‘Will you do as I say?”
She replied “Of course”.
CHAPTER –V
THE WOMEN’S COURAGE AND SPIRIT OF ISLAM
Once Umme Salmah said to her husband, “I have heard that if a husband does not marry another woman during the life or after the death of his wife, and also if the wife does not remarry after the death of her husband, the couple when admitted to paradise is allowed to live there as husband and wife. Give me your word that you will not marry after my death, and I too pledge that I will not marry again if you happen to die before me.”
Hazrath Abu Salmah r.a. said, ‘Will you do as I say?”
She replied “Of course”.
Tuesday, August 10, 2010
FAZA’IL –E- A’MAAL
Virtues of the HOLY QUR’AAN
Revised translation of the Urdu book Fazaa’il-e-Qur’aan
By
Shaikhul Hadith Maulana Muhammad Zakariyya Kaandhlawi
Translated by
Aziz-ud-Din
Part III (Final Note)
Verily,the lover submits to his beloved.
When a person falls in love with someone, submission and obedience to the beloved becomes his habit and second nature. Disobedience to the beloved becomes as hard as it unwilling obedience to one whom one does not love.
One way of developing love for someone is the observation of his beauty and excellence. This observation may be through the physical senses or through inner perception. If a look at a beautiful face can lead to spontaneous love, a sweet heart-captivating voice can also sometimes produce a magnetic effect. A Persian poet says:
Looks alone do not inspire love;
Often this wealth is attained through charming words.
Sometimes it is the sweetness of voice which draws the heart unconsciously and sometimes it is the beauty and wisdom of expression which causes one to fall in love. Experienced men have suggested that in order to develop love, one should dwell upon the fine attributes of the beloved, and none other than the beloved should find a place in one’s heart. It is true even in the case of earthly love that the sight of a beautiful face or a hand urges one to see the other parts of the body of the beloved, so that love may increase and the yearning of the heart may be satisfied, but the stage of satisfaction is never reached. As an Urdu poet says:
The disease worsened as the treatment progressed.
If after sowing the seeds in a field, one does not care to water it, no crop will grow here. Similarly, after falling in love involuntarily, if one does not pay attention to the beloved, this love will vanish in course of time. But if one keeps on visualizing the charming features, the stature as well as the gait and the manner of speaking of the beloved, love will go on increasing every moment.
Unusual are the ways in the school of love, One who
learns his lesson gets no leave.
If you forget the lesson of love, there is a riddance for you at once. But the more you learn it, the more you are entrapped. In the same way, if a man wants to develop love with someone worthy of love, he should find out the excellence, the charms and the valued attributes of the beloved and should not remain content with what he knows, but should always be eager to know more about them.
When even in the case of the mortal beloved, the lover is not satisfied with a partial view of the beloved, and is always on the lookout for more chances to see as much of the beloved as he can, then Almighty Allah, the Pure and Sanctified, Who is the fountainhead of all elegance and beauty, (and in fact there is no beauty in this world except His) is certainly such a beloved Whose loveliness and perfection knows no bounds and is limitless. One of the manifestations of His utmost excellence is the Glorious Quran, which is the word of Allah Himself. What greater pleasure can there be for a lover of the Divine, than the fact that the Qur’an is Allah’s own Revelation. A poet says:
‘O flower! How pleased am I with you, You have the
smell of someone (beloved).
Virtues of the HOLY QUR’AAN
Revised translation of the Urdu book Fazaa’il-e-Qur’aan
By
Shaikhul Hadith Maulana Muhammad Zakariyya Kaandhlawi
Translated by
Aziz-ud-Din
Part III (Final Note)
Verily,the lover submits to his beloved.
When a person falls in love with someone, submission and obedience to the beloved becomes his habit and second nature. Disobedience to the beloved becomes as hard as it unwilling obedience to one whom one does not love.
One way of developing love for someone is the observation of his beauty and excellence. This observation may be through the physical senses or through inner perception. If a look at a beautiful face can lead to spontaneous love, a sweet heart-captivating voice can also sometimes produce a magnetic effect. A Persian poet says:
Looks alone do not inspire love;
Often this wealth is attained through charming words.
Sometimes it is the sweetness of voice which draws the heart unconsciously and sometimes it is the beauty and wisdom of expression which causes one to fall in love. Experienced men have suggested that in order to develop love, one should dwell upon the fine attributes of the beloved, and none other than the beloved should find a place in one’s heart. It is true even in the case of earthly love that the sight of a beautiful face or a hand urges one to see the other parts of the body of the beloved, so that love may increase and the yearning of the heart may be satisfied, but the stage of satisfaction is never reached. As an Urdu poet says:
The disease worsened as the treatment progressed.
If after sowing the seeds in a field, one does not care to water it, no crop will grow here. Similarly, after falling in love involuntarily, if one does not pay attention to the beloved, this love will vanish in course of time. But if one keeps on visualizing the charming features, the stature as well as the gait and the manner of speaking of the beloved, love will go on increasing every moment.
Unusual are the ways in the school of love, One who
learns his lesson gets no leave.
If you forget the lesson of love, there is a riddance for you at once. But the more you learn it, the more you are entrapped. In the same way, if a man wants to develop love with someone worthy of love, he should find out the excellence, the charms and the valued attributes of the beloved and should not remain content with what he knows, but should always be eager to know more about them.
When even in the case of the mortal beloved, the lover is not satisfied with a partial view of the beloved, and is always on the lookout for more chances to see as much of the beloved as he can, then Almighty Allah, the Pure and Sanctified, Who is the fountainhead of all elegance and beauty, (and in fact there is no beauty in this world except His) is certainly such a beloved Whose loveliness and perfection knows no bounds and is limitless. One of the manifestations of His utmost excellence is the Glorious Quran, which is the word of Allah Himself. What greater pleasure can there be for a lover of the Divine, than the fact that the Qur’an is Allah’s own Revelation. A poet says:
‘O flower! How pleased am I with you, You have the
smell of someone (beloved).
Monday, August 9, 2010
The Maidens of Jannat
The Maidens of Jannat
By Sheikh Mufti Zubair Bayat
Umme Salamah narrates that she said to Rasullallah, “O Rasullallah, are the women of this world superior or the hu’r’s? He replied, “The women of this world will have superiority over the hurs just as the outer lining of a garment has superiority over the inner lining.” Umme Salamah then asked, “O Rasullallah, what is the reason for this? He answered, “Because they performed Salah, fasted, and worshipped [Allah].
Allah will put light on their faces and silk on their bodies. [The human women] will be fair in complexion and will wear green clothing and yellow jewelery. Their incense burners will be made of pearls and their combs will be of gold. They will say, “We are the women who will stay and will never leave. Listen, we are happy women and we will never become sad. Glad tidings to those men for whom we are and who are for us.”
What is a hu’r?
The second type of women will be those celestial women specially created for the people of Jannat known as the hu’r ayn. A hur is a young beautiful, fair skinned women with intensily dark eyes. Another interpretation is that there will be a sharp contrast between the whiteness and darkness of her eyes which is considered to be very beautiful. Or it could also mean that her beauty will dumbfound and astonish others. The meaning of a’yn is a women with big, attractive eyes, which is also considered a sign of beauty.
What will the hu’rs be made of? The following is a narration of two Sahabah: (Companions of the Prophet).
It is narrated from Ibn Abbas, Anas, Abu Salamah, and Mujahid that the hurs will be created from saffron. Saffron is an orange colored product extracted from a flower and it is used to add colour and flavor to food. When the present creation of mankind (which is created from sand) has the best of forms and beauty; then you can imagine the beauty of women created from saffron!”
http://islamicbookslibrary.wordpress.com/2010/07/18/633/
By Sheikh Mufti Zubair Bayat
Umme Salamah narrates that she said to Rasullallah, “O Rasullallah, are the women of this world superior or the hu’r’s? He replied, “The women of this world will have superiority over the hurs just as the outer lining of a garment has superiority over the inner lining.” Umme Salamah then asked, “O Rasullallah, what is the reason for this? He answered, “Because they performed Salah, fasted, and worshipped [Allah].
Allah will put light on their faces and silk on their bodies. [The human women] will be fair in complexion and will wear green clothing and yellow jewelery. Their incense burners will be made of pearls and their combs will be of gold. They will say, “We are the women who will stay and will never leave. Listen, we are happy women and we will never become sad. Glad tidings to those men for whom we are and who are for us.”
What is a hu’r?
The second type of women will be those celestial women specially created for the people of Jannat known as the hu’r ayn. A hur is a young beautiful, fair skinned women with intensily dark eyes. Another interpretation is that there will be a sharp contrast between the whiteness and darkness of her eyes which is considered to be very beautiful. Or it could also mean that her beauty will dumbfound and astonish others. The meaning of a’yn is a women with big, attractive eyes, which is also considered a sign of beauty.
What will the hu’rs be made of? The following is a narration of two Sahabah: (Companions of the Prophet).
It is narrated from Ibn Abbas, Anas, Abu Salamah, and Mujahid that the hurs will be created from saffron. Saffron is an orange colored product extracted from a flower and it is used to add colour and flavor to food. When the present creation of mankind (which is created from sand) has the best of forms and beauty; then you can imagine the beauty of women created from saffron!”
http://islamicbookslibrary.wordpress.com/2010/07/18/633/
Sunday, August 8, 2010
URAH AL-FALAQ – UKUSA
In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.
SURAH AL-FALAQ – UKUSA
Egameni likaAllah (uNkulunkulu) Onomusa, Onesihawu.
1. Yithi: Ngicela ukukhosela eNkosini yokusa.
2. Ukuqhelelana nobubi bezinto Ezidalile.
3. Nasebubini lapho ubumnyama banda kakhulu.
4. Nasebubini (babelumbi) abaphetha amafindo (bethakatha).
5. Nasebubini balowo onomona lapho evukwa umona.
SURAH AL-FALAQ – UKUSA
Egameni likaAllah (uNkulunkulu) Onomusa, Onesihawu.
1. Yithi: Ngicela ukukhosela eNkosini yokusa.
2. Ukuqhelelana nobubi bezinto Ezidalile.
3. Nasebubini lapho ubumnyama banda kakhulu.
4. Nasebubini (babelumbi) abaphetha amafindo (bethakatha).
5. Nasebubini balowo onomona lapho evukwa umona.
Saturday, August 7, 2010
THE WOMEN’S COURAGE AND SPIRIT OF ISLAM
FAZA’IL –E- A’MAAL
CHAPTER –V
THE WOMEN’S COURAGE AND SPIRIT OF ISLAM
The lap of the mother is admitted to be the best field of instruction. Mothers imbued with the religious spirit are more likely to bring up children who will have similar aptitudes. Alas! Our children are brought up in surroundings that draw them away from Islam or at least make them indifferent to duties they owe therein: the results are obvious.
13. Hadhrat Asma (Radhiyallaho anha’s) Interview With the Prophet (Sallallaho alaihe wasallam) Regarding the Reward for Women.
Hadhrat Asma bint Yazid Ansari (Radhiyallaho anha) came to the Prophet (Sallallaho alaihe wasallam) and said:
“O Prophet of Allah! You are dearer to me than my parents. My Muslim women have deputed me as their representative to talk to you on their behalf. Verily you are the Prophet of Allah for both men and women. We stay for most part of our time within our four walls of our houses. We remain pinned to our duties of fulfilling the sexual desires of men, bearing children for them and looking after their homes. Notwithstanding all this, men excel us in getting rewards for things which we are unable to do. They go and say their daily Salaat and weekly Jumu’ah in the musjid, visit the sick, attend the funerals, perform Hajj after Hajj and, above all, fight in the way in the way of Allah. When they go for Hajj or Jehad, we look after their property, bring up their children and weave cloth for them. Do we not share their rewards with them?”
The Prophet (Sallallaho alaihe wasallam) addressing the Sahabah sitting round him, said:
“Did you ever hear a woman asking asking a better question?”
Sahabah replied: “O, Prophet of Allah! We never thought that a women could ever put such a question.”
The Prophet (Sallallaho alaihe wasallam) addressing Asma said:
“Listen attentively, and then go and tell the ladies who have sent you that when a woman seeks the pleasure of her husband and carries out her domestic functions to his satisfaction, she gets the same reward as the men get for all their services to Allah.
Hadhrat Asma (radhiyallaho Anha) returned very happily after getting this reply to her question.
Obedience to and good behavior towards husbands is a very great asset for
the women, provided they know its value.
The Sahaba once said to the Prophet (Sallallaho alaihe wassallam):
“In foreign countries, people prostrate before their kings and chiefs. You deserve such reverence much more.”
He said, “No. If it were permissible to prostrate before anybody besides Allah, I would asked the women to prostrate before their husbands.”
He then said,
“By him Who has my life in His hand, a woman cannot do what she owes to Allah until she has done what she owes to her husband.”
It is reported in a Hadith that once a camel bowed in prostration before the Prophet (Sallallaho alaihe wasallam). The Sahaba on seeing this, said:
“When this animal prostrates before you, why should we not have this honor too?”
He replied:
“Never. If I could make somebody prostrate before anybody beside Allah, I would ask the wives to prostrate before their husbands.”
The following is reported to have been said by the Prophet (Sallallaho alaihe wasallam) in this connection:
[1] “A woman whose husband is pleased with her at the time of death goes straight into Paradise.”
[2] “A woman is cursed by the angels if her husband is displeased with her, and she stays away from him in anger for the night.”
[3] “The Salaat of two persons hardly rises beyond their heads in its flight to heaven. These two persons are a run-away slave and a disobedient wife.”
CHAPTER –V
THE WOMEN’S COURAGE AND SPIRIT OF ISLAM
The lap of the mother is admitted to be the best field of instruction. Mothers imbued with the religious spirit are more likely to bring up children who will have similar aptitudes. Alas! Our children are brought up in surroundings that draw them away from Islam or at least make them indifferent to duties they owe therein: the results are obvious.
13. Hadhrat Asma (Radhiyallaho anha’s) Interview With the Prophet (Sallallaho alaihe wasallam) Regarding the Reward for Women.
Hadhrat Asma bint Yazid Ansari (Radhiyallaho anha) came to the Prophet (Sallallaho alaihe wasallam) and said:
“O Prophet of Allah! You are dearer to me than my parents. My Muslim women have deputed me as their representative to talk to you on their behalf. Verily you are the Prophet of Allah for both men and women. We stay for most part of our time within our four walls of our houses. We remain pinned to our duties of fulfilling the sexual desires of men, bearing children for them and looking after their homes. Notwithstanding all this, men excel us in getting rewards for things which we are unable to do. They go and say their daily Salaat and weekly Jumu’ah in the musjid, visit the sick, attend the funerals, perform Hajj after Hajj and, above all, fight in the way in the way of Allah. When they go for Hajj or Jehad, we look after their property, bring up their children and weave cloth for them. Do we not share their rewards with them?”
The Prophet (Sallallaho alaihe wasallam) addressing the Sahabah sitting round him, said:
“Did you ever hear a woman asking asking a better question?”
Sahabah replied: “O, Prophet of Allah! We never thought that a women could ever put such a question.”
The Prophet (Sallallaho alaihe wasallam) addressing Asma said:
“Listen attentively, and then go and tell the ladies who have sent you that when a woman seeks the pleasure of her husband and carries out her domestic functions to his satisfaction, she gets the same reward as the men get for all their services to Allah.
Hadhrat Asma (radhiyallaho Anha) returned very happily after getting this reply to her question.
Obedience to and good behavior towards husbands is a very great asset for
the women, provided they know its value.
The Sahaba once said to the Prophet (Sallallaho alaihe wassallam):
“In foreign countries, people prostrate before their kings and chiefs. You deserve such reverence much more.”
He said, “No. If it were permissible to prostrate before anybody besides Allah, I would asked the women to prostrate before their husbands.”
He then said,
“By him Who has my life in His hand, a woman cannot do what she owes to Allah until she has done what she owes to her husband.”
It is reported in a Hadith that once a camel bowed in prostration before the Prophet (Sallallaho alaihe wasallam). The Sahaba on seeing this, said:
“When this animal prostrates before you, why should we not have this honor too?”
He replied:
“Never. If I could make somebody prostrate before anybody beside Allah, I would ask the wives to prostrate before their husbands.”
The following is reported to have been said by the Prophet (Sallallaho alaihe wasallam) in this connection:
[1] “A woman whose husband is pleased with her at the time of death goes straight into Paradise.”
[2] “A woman is cursed by the angels if her husband is displeased with her, and she stays away from him in anger for the night.”
[3] “The Salaat of two persons hardly rises beyond their heads in its flight to heaven. These two persons are a run-away slave and a disobedient wife.”
Friday, August 6, 2010
FAZA’IL –E- A’MAAL
FAZA’IL –E- A’MAAL
CHAPTER III
ABSTINANCE AND SELF-DENIAL OF THE SAHABAH
The Prophet Mohammad (SAW) has said, “Abstinence is an asset of a Mo’min.”
2. The Prophet’s (Sallallaaho alaihe wasallam) Life of Abstinence:
Once, the Prophet (Sallallaho alaihe wasallam) decided to stay away from his wives for one month as he was displeased with them on some account. He lived for that one month in a separate room in the upper storey. A rumor that the Prophet (Sallallaaho alaihe wasallam) had divorced his wives had got afloat among the Sahabah. When ‘Umar (Radhiyallaho anho) heard of this, he came running to the musjid and found the Sahabah sitting in groups, struck with grief over the Prophet’s suffering. He went to his daughter Hafsah (Radhiyallaho anha), who was a wife of the Prophet, and found her weeping in her room. He said to her:
“Why are you weeping now? Have I not been warning you all these times to refrain from any act likely to cause the Prophet’s displeasure?”
He returned to the musjid and found some of the Sahabah sitting near the pulpit and weeping. He sat there for some time, but could not sit for long due to his excessive grief. He went towards the room where the Prophet (Sallallaaho alaihe wasallam) was staying. He found Rabah (Radhiyallaho anho), a slave sitting on the steps. He asked him to go and inquire of the Prophet (Sallallaaho alaihe wasallam) if he could allow ‘Umar (Radhiyallaho anho) to see him. Rabah went inside and came back to inform him that the Prophet (Sallallaaho alaihe wasallam) held his peace and said nothing. ‘Umar (Radhiyallaho anho), returned to the musjid and sat near the pulpit. Again, the anguish eating his heart would not allow him any rest, and he requested Rabah to convey his request to the prophet a second time. The Prophet (Sallallaaho alaihe wasallam) did not make any answer this time too. After tarrying near the pulpit for some time more, ‘Umar (Radhiyallaho anho) craved permission to see the Prophet (Sallallaaho alaihe wasallam) for the third time. This time, his request was acceded to. When he was ushered in, he saw the Prophet (Sallallaaho alaihe wasallam) lying on a date leaf matting. The crossed pattern of the matting could easily be seen imprinted on his handsome body. He had a leather bag filled with the bark of the datepalm as a pillow.
Hadhrat ‘Umar (Radhiyallaho anho) says:
“I greeted him with Assalamo alaikum and inquired: ‘Have you divorced your wives, O, Prophet of Allah?” He answered in the negative. Much relieved, then I made bold to remark, a bit amusingly; O, Prophet of Allah! We the Qureysh have always been having the upper hand over our women. But in the case of the Ansar of Madinah, it is the women who have the upper hand. Our women have also got influenced by the women over here’. I said a few more similar things which made him smile. I noticed that the contents of his room consisted of only three pieces of tanned skin and a handful of barley lying in a corner. I looked about, but I failed to find anything else. I began to weep. He said; ‘Why are you weeping?’ I replied: ‘O, Prophet of Allah! why should I not weep? I can see the mat’s pattern imprinted on your body, and I am also beholding all that you have got in this room. O, Prophet of Allah! Pray that Allah may grant ample provisions for us. The Persians and the Romans who have no true faith and who worship not Allah but their kings—Caesar and Chosroes – presently live in gardens with streams running in their midst, but the chosen Prophet and the accepted slave of Allah does live in such a dire poverty!’ The Prophet (Sallallaaho alaihe wasallam) was resting against his pillow, but when he heard me talk like this, he sat up and said; ‘O, ‘Umar! Are you still in doubt about this matter? Ease and comfort in the Hereafter are much better than ease and comfort in this world. The unbeleivers are enjoying their share of the good things in this very world, whereas we have all such things in store for us in the next. I implored him: ‘O, Prophet of Allah! Ask forgiveness for me. I was really in the wrong”.
CHAPTER III
ABSTINANCE AND SELF-DENIAL OF THE SAHABAH
The Prophet Mohammad (SAW) has said, “Abstinence is an asset of a Mo’min.”
2. The Prophet’s (Sallallaaho alaihe wasallam) Life of Abstinence:
Once, the Prophet (Sallallaho alaihe wasallam) decided to stay away from his wives for one month as he was displeased with them on some account. He lived for that one month in a separate room in the upper storey. A rumor that the Prophet (Sallallaaho alaihe wasallam) had divorced his wives had got afloat among the Sahabah. When ‘Umar (Radhiyallaho anho) heard of this, he came running to the musjid and found the Sahabah sitting in groups, struck with grief over the Prophet’s suffering. He went to his daughter Hafsah (Radhiyallaho anha), who was a wife of the Prophet, and found her weeping in her room. He said to her:
“Why are you weeping now? Have I not been warning you all these times to refrain from any act likely to cause the Prophet’s displeasure?”
He returned to the musjid and found some of the Sahabah sitting near the pulpit and weeping. He sat there for some time, but could not sit for long due to his excessive grief. He went towards the room where the Prophet (Sallallaaho alaihe wasallam) was staying. He found Rabah (Radhiyallaho anho), a slave sitting on the steps. He asked him to go and inquire of the Prophet (Sallallaaho alaihe wasallam) if he could allow ‘Umar (Radhiyallaho anho) to see him. Rabah went inside and came back to inform him that the Prophet (Sallallaaho alaihe wasallam) held his peace and said nothing. ‘Umar (Radhiyallaho anho), returned to the musjid and sat near the pulpit. Again, the anguish eating his heart would not allow him any rest, and he requested Rabah to convey his request to the prophet a second time. The Prophet (Sallallaaho alaihe wasallam) did not make any answer this time too. After tarrying near the pulpit for some time more, ‘Umar (Radhiyallaho anho) craved permission to see the Prophet (Sallallaaho alaihe wasallam) for the third time. This time, his request was acceded to. When he was ushered in, he saw the Prophet (Sallallaaho alaihe wasallam) lying on a date leaf matting. The crossed pattern of the matting could easily be seen imprinted on his handsome body. He had a leather bag filled with the bark of the datepalm as a pillow.
Hadhrat ‘Umar (Radhiyallaho anho) says:
“I greeted him with Assalamo alaikum and inquired: ‘Have you divorced your wives, O, Prophet of Allah?” He answered in the negative. Much relieved, then I made bold to remark, a bit amusingly; O, Prophet of Allah! We the Qureysh have always been having the upper hand over our women. But in the case of the Ansar of Madinah, it is the women who have the upper hand. Our women have also got influenced by the women over here’. I said a few more similar things which made him smile. I noticed that the contents of his room consisted of only three pieces of tanned skin and a handful of barley lying in a corner. I looked about, but I failed to find anything else. I began to weep. He said; ‘Why are you weeping?’ I replied: ‘O, Prophet of Allah! why should I not weep? I can see the mat’s pattern imprinted on your body, and I am also beholding all that you have got in this room. O, Prophet of Allah! Pray that Allah may grant ample provisions for us. The Persians and the Romans who have no true faith and who worship not Allah but their kings—Caesar and Chosroes – presently live in gardens with streams running in their midst, but the chosen Prophet and the accepted slave of Allah does live in such a dire poverty!’ The Prophet (Sallallaaho alaihe wasallam) was resting against his pillow, but when he heard me talk like this, he sat up and said; ‘O, ‘Umar! Are you still in doubt about this matter? Ease and comfort in the Hereafter are much better than ease and comfort in this world. The unbeleivers are enjoying their share of the good things in this very world, whereas we have all such things in store for us in the next. I implored him: ‘O, Prophet of Allah! Ask forgiveness for me. I was really in the wrong”.
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