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Hostility Abu Lahab’s Background: Historical The and Opposition

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Interpretation Verse-by-Verse and Explanation

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Literary Rhetorical Power and Brilliance

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Relevance Lessons and Contemporary Universal

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and Wisdom of Warning A Surah Conclusion:

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