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|An Islamic phrase, meaning 'friend of Allah'.
|An Islamic phrase, meaning 'friend of Allah'.
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|'''Waswas'''
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|"Whispering" of Satan. Whenever Muslim has any thoughts against Islam (including rational criticism), he tries to disregard them as ''waswas'' - whispering of Satan. Many Muslims "suffer" from waswas and try to heal themselves with ''ruqya'' - Islamic exorcism.
|"Whispering" of Satan. Whenever Muslim has any thoughts against Islam (including rational criticism), he tries to disregard them as ''waswas'' - whispering of Satan. Many Muslims "suffer" from waswas and try to heal themselves with ''ruqya'' - Islamic exorcism.
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