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    It is located near the Imam Ali Mosque. It was established in the 11th century by Grand Ayatollah Shaykh al-Tusi.  
    It is located near the Imam Ali Mosque. It was established in the 11th century by Grand Ayatollah Shaykh al-Tusi.  
    ==History==
    ==History==
    Shaykh Tusi went to Baghdad to continue education. After 12 years, he was forced to leave Baghdad and go to Najaf for sectarian differences.[1] He established the seminary in Najaf in 430 AH (the 11th century AD),[2] which continued as a center of study until the establishment of modern Iraq in 1921. He died in 460 AH (1067 CE).[3][4] The seminar was one of the biggest and most important hawza of the world for educating and training Shia clerics.[5]
    Shaykh Tusi went to Baghdad to continue education. After 12 years, he was forced to leave Baghdad and go to Najaf for sectarian differences. <ref>Jaffer - XKP, Mulla Asghar Ali M. FIQH and FUQAHA (PDF). CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform (November 4, 2015). ISBN 978-1519106759. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-12-26. </ref> He established the seminary in Najaf in 430 AH (the 11th century AD), <ref>"Part 2: The Fuqaha". World Federation of Khoja Shia Ithna-Asheri Muslim Communities. </ref> which continued as a center of study until the establishment of modern Iraq in 1921. He died in 460 AH (1067 CE). <ref>"Hawza - Advanced Islamic Studies". Ahlul Bayt Digital Islamic Library Project. Archived from the original on 8 March 2011. </ref> <ref>Sreeram Chaulia. "Shiites and Democracy". Mideast Monitor. Archived from the original on 26 June 2008. </ref> The seminar was one of the biggest and most important hawza of the world for educating and training Shia clerics. <ref>"A rare look inside the 'heart of society' for Iraq's Shi'ites". </ref>
    ==Subjects==
    ==Subjects==
    The subjects taught at the seminary include:[6]
    The subjects taught at the seminary include: <ref>"Hawza - Advanced Islamic Studies". Archived from the original on 2011-03-08. </ref>


    • Mantiq (Logic)
    • Mantiq (Logic)
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    ==Trained scholars==
    ==Trained scholars==


    Some of the known Shia Grand Ayatollahs were trained in the Najaf seminary.[7]
    Some of the known Shia Grand Ayatollahs were trained in the Najaf seminary. <ref>Khoshkhu, Rasoul Imani. "A Glimpse at the Major Shi'a Seminaries part 1". Ahlul Bayt World Assembly. </ref>
    • Ahmad ibn Muhammad Ardabili - he was one of the most famous Shia scholars. He was known as Mohaghegh (researcher) and Moghaddas (saint).[8]
    • Ahmad ibn Muhammad Ardabili - he was one of the most famous Shia scholars. He was known as Mohaghegh (researcher) and Moghaddas (saint). <ref>Ghobadzadeh, Naser (2015). Religious Secularity: A Theological Challenge to the Islamic State (Religion and Global Politics). Oxford University Press; 1 edition (December 1, 2014). ISBN 978-0199391172. </ref>


    • Moḥammad Mahdī Baḥr al-ʿUlūm - he was known as Baḥr al-Ulum for his considerable knowledge. Bahr al-Ulum was a popular Shia Muslim scholar. He is specifically known as one of the few individuals who attained the climax of spiritual perfection.[9]
    • Moḥammad Mahdī Baḥr al-ʿUlūm - he was known as Baḥr al-Ulum for his considerable knowledge. Bahr al-Ulum was a popular Shia Muslim scholar. He is specifically known as one of the few individuals who attained the climax of spiritual perfection. <ref>Litvak, Meir (2 May 2002). Shi'i Scholars of Nineteenth-Century Iraq: The 'Ulama' of Najaf and Karbala'. Cambridge University Press (May 2, 2002). ISBN 978-0521892964. </ref>
    • Mohammad Bagher Shafti - he was the leader of Isfahan seminary.[7]
    • Mohammad Bagher Shafti - he was the leader of Isfahan seminary. <ref>Khoshkhu, Rasoul Imani. "A Glimpse at the Major Shi'a Seminaries part 1". Ahlul Bayt World Assembly. </ref>


    • Akhund Khorasani - he was a student of Morteza Ansari. Khorasani was the greatest Marjaʿ after Mirza Shirazi and before Mohammad Fadhil Sharabiani, he was known as an indubitable master of usul al-fiqh.[10] He authored a book focused on commercial law.[11]
    • Akhund Khorasani - he was a student of Morteza Ansari. Khorasani was the greatest Marjaʿ after Mirza Shirazi and before Mohammad Fadhil Sharabiani, he was known as an indubitable master of usul al-fiqh. <ref>Hairi, A.; Murata, S. (1984). "AḴŪND ḴORĀSĀNĪ". Encyclopædia Irannica. </ref>  He authored a book focused on commercial law. <ref>Mottahedeh, Roy (18 October 2014). The Mantle of the Prophet. Oneworld (August 15, 2000). ISBN 978-1851682348. </ref>


    • Abu al-Qasim al-Khoei - Ali al-Sistani was his student.[12] He was made the most prominent Grand Ayatollah in 1971 after the death of Muhsin al-Hakim.[13] He was well-known author in Hadith studies and Rijal and Kalam knowledge.[12][14]
    • Abu al-Qasim al-Khoei - Ali al-Sistani was his student. <ref>Who's who in Iraq: Ayatollah Sistani, 26 August, 2004 </ref> He was made the most prominent Grand Ayatollah in 1971 after the death of Muhsin al-Hakim.[13] He was well-known author in Hadith studies and Rijal and Kalam knowledge. <ref>Who's who in Iraq: Ayatollah Sistani, 26 August, 2004 </ref> <ref>Allawi, Ali A. (2007). The Occupation of Iraq: Winning the War, Losing the Peace. Yale University Press; Reprint edition (March 18, 2008). p. 207. ISBN 978-0300136142. al-Khoei is lead rijal. </ref>
    • Ibn Idris Hilli - he founded the Hillah seminary.[7]
    • Ibn Idris Hilli - he founded the Hillah seminary. <ref>Khoshkhu, Rasoul Imani. "A Glimpse at the Major Shi'a Seminaries part 1". Ahlul Bayt World Assembly. </ref>


    • Mirza Shirazi - he was the leader of Samarra seminary and Tobacco Protest.[11]
    • Mirza Shirazi - he was the leader of Samarra seminary and Tobacco Protest. <ref>Mottahedeh, Roy (18 October 2014). The Mantle of the Prophet. Oneworld (August 15, 2000). ISBN 978-1851682348. </ref>


    • Hajj Muhammad Ibrahim Kalbasi - he was the leader of Isfahan seminary.[7]
    • Hajj Muhammad Ibrahim Kalbasi - he was the leader of Isfahan seminary. <ref>Khoshkhu, Rasoul Imani. "A Glimpse at the Major Shi'a Seminaries part 1". Ahlul Bayt World Assembly. </ref>


    • Abdul-Karim Haeri Yazdi - he was the founder of the Qom Seminary in Iran.[15] Ruhollah Khomeini was his student. He was Marjaʿ.[16]
    • Abdul-Karim Haeri Yazdi - he was the founder of the Qom Seminary in Iran. <ref>"Haeri Yazdi، Ayatollah Abdulkarim". </ref> Ruhollah Khomeini was his student. He was Marjaʿ. <ref>Mottahedeh, The Mantle of the Prophet, (1985, 2000), p.229 </ref>


    • Kashif al-Ghita - he was the leader and great Marjaʿ of Shia.[7]
    • Kashif al-Ghita - he was the leader and great Marjaʿ of Shia. <ref>Khoshkhu, Rasoul Imani. "A Glimpse at the Major Shi'a Seminaries part 1". Ahlul Bayt World Assembly. </ref>


    • Muhammad Hasan al-Najafi - he authored Javaher al-kalam Fi sharh-e Sharay-e al-Islam[17]and was a leader of the Najaf seminary.[18]
    • Muhammad Hasan al-Najafi - he authored Javaher al-kalam Fi sharh-e Sharay-e al-Islam <ref>Sachedina, Abdulaziz Abdulhussein (8 October 1998). The Just Ruler in Shi'ite Islam: The Comprehensive Authority of the Jurist in Imamite Jurisprudence. Oxford University Press; Revised edition (October 8, 1998). ISBN 978-0195119152. </ref>and was a leader of the Najaf seminary. <ref>Arjomand, Saïd Amir (January 1988). Authority and Political Culture in Shi'ism (SUNY Series in Near Eastern Studies). SUNY Press; Annotated edition (July 8, 1988). ISBN 978-0887066399. </ref>


    • Morteza Ansari - he was the leader of Najaf seminary after the death of Muhammad Hasan al-Najafi.[7] He has been called "first effective" Marjaʿ of the Shia[19] or "the first scholar universally recognized as supreme authority in matters of Shii law".[20][7]
    • Morteza Ansari - he was the leader of Najaf seminary after the death of Muhammad Hasan al-Najafi. <ref>Khoshkhu, Rasoul Imani. "A Glimpse at the Major Shi'a Seminaries part 1". Ahlul Bayt World Assembly. </ref> He has been called "first effective" Marjaʿ of the Shia <ref>Mottahedeh, Roy (18 October 2014). The Mantle of the Prophet. Oneworld (August 15, 2000). p. 210. ISBN 978-1851682348. </ref>  or "the first scholar universally recognized as supreme authority in matters of Shii law". <ref>Esposito, John L. (21 October 2004). The Oxford Dictionary of Islam (Oxford Quick Reference). Oxford University Press; 1 edition (October 21, 2004). p. 21. ISBN 978-0195125597. </ref> <ref>Khoshkhu, Rasoul Imani. "A Glimpse at the Major Shi'a Seminaries part 1". Ahlul Bayt World Assembly. </ref>


    • Seyyed Hossein Borujerdi - his popular students included Imam Khomeini, Hossein Vahid Khorasani, Sayed Ali Khamenei, Sayyid Ali al-Sistani, Lotfollah Safi Golpaygani, and Dr. Seyed Ali Mirlohi Falavarjani.[21] Borujerdi was the sole marja "in the Shia world" from 1945-6 until his death in 1961.[22] Borujerdi was the first Marja who attempted Islamic unity. He sent Sayyid Muhaqqiqi to Hamburg, Germany, Aqa-e-Shari'at to Karachi, Pakistan, Al-Faqihi to Medina and Musa al-Sadr to Lebanon.[23][24]
    • Seyyed Hossein Borujerdi - his popular students included Imam Khomeini, Hossein Vahid Khorasani, Sayed Ali Khamenei, Sayyid Ali al-Sistani, Lotfollah Safi Golpaygani, and Dr. Seyed Ali Mirlohi Falavarjani. <ref>The course of Imam Khomeini's struggles narrated by SAVAK [Seir e mobarezat e imam khomeini be revayat e savak] (in Persian). 1. p. 45. and http://english.khamenei.ir/news/2130/bio </ref> Borujerdi was the sole marja "in the Shia world" from 1945-6 until his death in 1961. <ref>Mottahedeh, The Mantle of the Prophet, (1985, 2000), p.231 </ref> Borujerdi was the first Marja who attempted Islamic unity. He sent Sayyid Muhaqqiqi to Hamburg, Germany, Aqa-e-Shari'at to Karachi, Pakistan, Al-Faqihi to Medina and Musa al-Sadr to Lebanon. <ref>"Ayatollah Seyyed Hossein Borujerdi". </ref> <ref>Chehabi, Abisaab, Houchang , Rula Jurdi (2006). Distant Relations: Iran and Lebanon in the Last 500 Years. I.B.Tauris (April 2, 2006). ISBN 978-1860645617. </ref>
    • Muhammad Husayn Tabataba'i - he authored Tafsir al-Mizan <ref>Biography of Allamah Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Tabatabaei by Amid Algar, University of California, Berkeley, Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies. </ref> and he was one of the most prominent Intellectuals of philosophy and contemporary Shia Islam. <ref>Legenhausen, Dr. Muhammad. "'Allamah Tabataba'i And Contemporary Philosophical Theology". ALHODA PUBLISHERS. </ref> <ref>Husayni Tihrani, Sayyid Muhammad Husayn (2011). Shining Sun. Islamic College for Advanced Studie; UK ed. edition (May 1, 2011). ISBN 978-1904063407. </ref> He was an expert in philosophy in Islam. His philosophy is focused upon the sociological treatment of human problems. <ref>Legenhausen, Dr. Muhammad. "'Allamah Tabataba'i And Contemporary Philosophical Theology". ALHODA PUBLISHERS. </ref> His book, Shi'ite Islam, was translated into English by Hossein Nasr and William Chittick as a project of Colgate University. He was interviewed by Henry Corbin. <ref>Randall, Yafia Katherine (31 March 2016). Sufism and Jewish-Muslim Relations: The Derekh Avraham Order in Israel. Routledge; 1 edition (April 7, 2016). ISBN 978-1138914032. </ref>


    • Muhammad Husayn Tabataba'i - he authored Tafsir al-Mizan[25] and he was one of the most prominent Intellectuals of philosophy and contemporary Shia Islam.[26][27]He was an expert in philosophy in Islam. His philosophy is focused upon the sociological treatment of human problems.[26] His book, Shi'ite Islam, was translated into English by Hossein Nasr and William Chittick as a project of Colgate University. He was interviewed by Henry Corbin.[28]
    • Abd al-Husayn Sharaf al-Din al-Musawi - he was one of the greatest Marja in Lebanon. He attempted to bring Shia and Sunni closer. <ref>Rizvi, Arsalan. "Sayyid Sharafuddin al-Musawi". </ref>
     
    • Abd al-Husayn Sharaf al-Din al-Musawi - he was one of the greatest Marja in Lebanon. He attempted to bring Shia and Sunni closer.[29]


    ==Notes==
    ==Notes==

    Latest revision as of 07:23, 7 March 2021

    The Najaf Seminary (Arabic: حوزة النجف‎), also known as the al-Hawza al-Ilmiyya, is the most important Shia seminaries (hawza) in the city of Najaf, Iraq. The school also operates a campus in Karbala. It is located near the Imam Ali Mosque. It was established in the 11th century by Grand Ayatollah Shaykh al-Tusi.

    History

    Shaykh Tusi went to Baghdad to continue education. After 12 years, he was forced to leave Baghdad and go to Najaf for sectarian differences. [1] He established the seminary in Najaf in 430 AH (the 11th century AD), [2] which continued as a center of study until the establishment of modern Iraq in 1921. He died in 460 AH (1067 CE). [3] [4] The seminar was one of the biggest and most important hawza of the world for educating and training Shia clerics. [5]

    Subjects

    The subjects taught at the seminary include: [6]

    • Mantiq (Logic)

    • Usul al-Fiqh (Principles of Jurisprudence)

    • Fiqh (Jurisprudence)

    • Tafsir al-Qur'an (Qur'an Exegesis)

    • Ulum al-Qur'an (Qur'an Sciences)

    • Ilm al-Hadith (The Study of Traditions)

    • Ilm ar-Rijal (Science of Narrators)

    • Tarikh (History)

    • Aqaid / Kalam (Theology)

    • Lugha (Language Studies)

    • Falsafa (Islamic Philosophy)

    • Irfan (Islamic Mysticism)

    Trained scholars

    Some of the known Shia Grand Ayatollahs were trained in the Najaf seminary. [7] • Ahmad ibn Muhammad Ardabili - he was one of the most famous Shia scholars. He was known as Mohaghegh (researcher) and Moghaddas (saint). [8]

    • Moḥammad Mahdī Baḥr al-ʿUlūm - he was known as Baḥr al-Ulum for his considerable knowledge. Bahr al-Ulum was a popular Shia Muslim scholar. He is specifically known as one of the few individuals who attained the climax of spiritual perfection. [9] • Mohammad Bagher Shafti - he was the leader of Isfahan seminary. [10]

    • Akhund Khorasani - he was a student of Morteza Ansari. Khorasani was the greatest Marjaʿ after Mirza Shirazi and before Mohammad Fadhil Sharabiani, he was known as an indubitable master of usul al-fiqh. [11] He authored a book focused on commercial law. [12]

    • Abu al-Qasim al-Khoei - Ali al-Sistani was his student. [13] He was made the most prominent Grand Ayatollah in 1971 after the death of Muhsin al-Hakim.[13] He was well-known author in Hadith studies and Rijal and Kalam knowledge. [14] [15] • Ibn Idris Hilli - he founded the Hillah seminary. [16]

    • Mirza Shirazi - he was the leader of Samarra seminary and Tobacco Protest. [17]

    • Hajj Muhammad Ibrahim Kalbasi - he was the leader of Isfahan seminary. [18]

    • Abdul-Karim Haeri Yazdi - he was the founder of the Qom Seminary in Iran. [19] Ruhollah Khomeini was his student. He was Marjaʿ. [20]

    • Kashif al-Ghita - he was the leader and great Marjaʿ of Shia. [21]

    • Muhammad Hasan al-Najafi - he authored Javaher al-kalam Fi sharh-e Sharay-e al-Islam [22]and was a leader of the Najaf seminary. [23]

    • Morteza Ansari - he was the leader of Najaf seminary after the death of Muhammad Hasan al-Najafi. [24] He has been called "first effective" Marjaʿ of the Shia [25] or "the first scholar universally recognized as supreme authority in matters of Shii law". [26] [27]

    • Seyyed Hossein Borujerdi - his popular students included Imam Khomeini, Hossein Vahid Khorasani, Sayed Ali Khamenei, Sayyid Ali al-Sistani, Lotfollah Safi Golpaygani, and Dr. Seyed Ali Mirlohi Falavarjani. [28] Borujerdi was the sole marja "in the Shia world" from 1945-6 until his death in 1961. [29] Borujerdi was the first Marja who attempted Islamic unity. He sent Sayyid Muhaqqiqi to Hamburg, Germany, Aqa-e-Shari'at to Karachi, Pakistan, Al-Faqihi to Medina and Musa al-Sadr to Lebanon. [30] [31] • Muhammad Husayn Tabataba'i - he authored Tafsir al-Mizan [32] and he was one of the most prominent Intellectuals of philosophy and contemporary Shia Islam. [33] [34] He was an expert in philosophy in Islam. His philosophy is focused upon the sociological treatment of human problems. [35] His book, Shi'ite Islam, was translated into English by Hossein Nasr and William Chittick as a project of Colgate University. He was interviewed by Henry Corbin. [36]

    • Abd al-Husayn Sharaf al-Din al-Musawi - he was one of the greatest Marja in Lebanon. He attempted to bring Shia and Sunni closer. [37]

    Notes

    1. ↑ Jaffer - XKP, Mulla Asghar Ali M. FIQH and FUQAHA (PDF). CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform (November 4, 2015). ISBN 978-1519106759. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-12-26.
    2. ↑ "Part 2: The Fuqaha". World Federation of Khoja Shia Ithna-Asheri Muslim Communities.
    3. ↑ "Hawza - Advanced Islamic Studies". Ahlul Bayt Digital Islamic Library Project. Archived from the original on 8 March 2011.
    4. ↑ Sreeram Chaulia. "Shiites and Democracy". Mideast Monitor. Archived from the original on 26 June 2008.
    5. ↑ "A rare look inside the 'heart of society' for Iraq's Shi'ites".
    6. ↑ "Hawza - Advanced Islamic Studies". Archived from the original on 2011-03-08.
    7. ↑ Khoshkhu, Rasoul Imani. "A Glimpse at the Major Shi'a Seminaries part 1". Ahlul Bayt World Assembly.
    8. ↑ Ghobadzadeh, Naser (2015). Religious Secularity: A Theological Challenge to the Islamic State (Religion and Global Politics). Oxford University Press; 1 edition (December 1, 2014). ISBN 978-0199391172.
    9. ↑ Litvak, Meir (2 May 2002). Shi'i Scholars of Nineteenth-Century Iraq: The 'Ulama' of Najaf and Karbala'. Cambridge University Press (May 2, 2002). ISBN 978-0521892964.
    10. ↑ Khoshkhu, Rasoul Imani. "A Glimpse at the Major Shi'a Seminaries part 1". Ahlul Bayt World Assembly.
    11. ↑ Hairi, A.; Murata, S. (1984). "AḴŪND ḴORĀSĀNĪ". Encyclopædia Irannica.
    12. ↑ Mottahedeh, Roy (18 October 2014). The Mantle of the Prophet. Oneworld (August 15, 2000). ISBN 978-1851682348.
    13. ↑ Who's who in Iraq: Ayatollah Sistani, 26 August, 2004
    14. ↑ Who's who in Iraq: Ayatollah Sistani, 26 August, 2004
    15. ↑ Allawi, Ali A. (2007). The Occupation of Iraq: Winning the War, Losing the Peace. Yale University Press; Reprint edition (March 18, 2008). p. 207. ISBN 978-0300136142. al-Khoei is lead rijal.
    16. ↑ Khoshkhu, Rasoul Imani. "A Glimpse at the Major Shi'a Seminaries part 1". Ahlul Bayt World Assembly.
    17. ↑ Mottahedeh, Roy (18 October 2014). The Mantle of the Prophet. Oneworld (August 15, 2000). ISBN 978-1851682348.
    18. ↑ Khoshkhu, Rasoul Imani. "A Glimpse at the Major Shi'a Seminaries part 1". Ahlul Bayt World Assembly.
    19. ↑ "Haeri Yazdi، Ayatollah Abdulkarim".
    20. ↑ Mottahedeh, The Mantle of the Prophet, (1985, 2000), p.229
    21. ↑ Khoshkhu, Rasoul Imani. "A Glimpse at the Major Shi'a Seminaries part 1". Ahlul Bayt World Assembly.
    22. ↑ Sachedina, Abdulaziz Abdulhussein (8 October 1998). The Just Ruler in Shi'ite Islam: The Comprehensive Authority of the Jurist in Imamite Jurisprudence. Oxford University Press; Revised edition (October 8, 1998). ISBN 978-0195119152.
    23. ↑ Arjomand, Saïd Amir (January 1988). Authority and Political Culture in Shi'ism (SUNY Series in Near Eastern Studies). SUNY Press; Annotated edition (July 8, 1988). ISBN 978-0887066399.
    24. ↑ Khoshkhu, Rasoul Imani. "A Glimpse at the Major Shi'a Seminaries part 1". Ahlul Bayt World Assembly.
    25. ↑ Mottahedeh, Roy (18 October 2014). The Mantle of the Prophet. Oneworld (August 15, 2000). p. 210. ISBN 978-1851682348.
    26. ↑ Esposito, John L. (21 October 2004). The Oxford Dictionary of Islam (Oxford Quick Reference). Oxford University Press; 1 edition (October 21, 2004). p. 21. ISBN 978-0195125597.
    27. ↑ Khoshkhu, Rasoul Imani. "A Glimpse at the Major Shi'a Seminaries part 1". Ahlul Bayt World Assembly.
    28. ↑ The course of Imam Khomeini's struggles narrated by SAVAK [Seir e mobarezat e imam khomeini be revayat e savak] (in Persian). 1. p. 45. and http://english.khamenei.ir/news/2130/bio
    29. ↑ Mottahedeh, The Mantle of the Prophet, (1985, 2000), p.231
    30. ↑ "Ayatollah Seyyed Hossein Borujerdi".
    31. ↑ Chehabi, Abisaab, Houchang , Rula Jurdi (2006). Distant Relations: Iran and Lebanon in the Last 500 Years. I.B.Tauris (April 2, 2006). ISBN 978-1860645617.
    32. ↑ Biography of Allamah Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Tabatabaei by Amid Algar, University of California, Berkeley, Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies.
    33. ↑ Legenhausen, Dr. Muhammad. "'Allamah Tabataba'i And Contemporary Philosophical Theology". ALHODA PUBLISHERS.
    34. ↑ Husayni Tihrani, Sayyid Muhammad Husayn (2011). Shining Sun. Islamic College for Advanced Studie; UK ed. edition (May 1, 2011). ISBN 978-1904063407.
    35. ↑ Legenhausen, Dr. Muhammad. "'Allamah Tabataba'i And Contemporary Philosophical Theology". ALHODA PUBLISHERS.
    36. ↑ Randall, Yafia Katherine (31 March 2016). Sufism and Jewish-Muslim Relations: The Derekh Avraham Order in Israel. Routledge; 1 edition (April 7, 2016). ISBN 978-1138914032.
    37. ↑ Rizvi, Arsalan. "Sayyid Sharafuddin al-Musawi".
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