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A collection of islamic books in different languages on the topics of quran and hadith with tafseer. By the end of the eleventh century four schools of islamic jurisprudence emerged, each named after its leading interpreter. The following pages are in this category, out of total. The rulings and doctrines of islamic jurisprudence cover many areas, but much attention.
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