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  2. Shirk (Islam) - Wikipedia

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    The people asked, "O messenger of Allah, what is secret Shirk?" He replied, "When a man gets up to pray and strives to beautify his prayer because people are looking at him; that is secret Shirk." Umar ibn al-Khattab narrated that the Messenger of Allah said: "Whoever swears by other than Allah has committed an act of kufr or shirk."

  3. List of English words of Hindi or Urdu origin - Wikipedia

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    In some cases words have entered the English language by multiple routes - occasionally ending up with different meanings, spellings, or pronunciations, just as with words with European etymologies. Many entered English during the British Raj in colonial India. These borrowings, dating back to the colonial period, are often labeled as "Anglo ...

  4. Shaista Suhrawardy Ikramullah - Wikipedia

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    [1] [12] In 1991 her book Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy: A Biography, about her uncle, was published. [12] She also was one of the eight writers of the book Common Heritage (1997), about India and Pakistan. [13] In her last days, she completed an English translation of Mirat ul Uroos and an Urdu volume on Kahavat aur Mahavray.

  5. Shrink - Wikipedia

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    Shrink, sixth book in the Special X series by Michael Slade, also known as Primal Scream; Shrink, an American comedy series; Shrinks, a 1991 British drama series; Shrinking, an American comedy series first aired 2023; Shrink, a Yu-Gi-Oh! card, printed in the TCG as a Shonen Jump Championship promo

  6. Size change in fiction - Wikipedia

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    In the Ramayana, the deity Hanuman has the ability to alter his size, which he can use to enlarge himself to the size of a mountain or shrink himself down to the size of an insect. [4] [5] The Bhagavata Purana mentions the story of King Kakudmi and his daughter Revati, who go to Satyaloka to ask Brahma for help deciding who Revati should marry ...

  7. Why do you shrink when you get older? Experts explain

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    People usually lose about a centimeter in height every 10 years after age 40, according to Medline Plus, and that pace of height loss speeds up after age 70. Overall, you can lose between 1 to 3 ...

  8. Pir-e-Kamil - Wikipedia

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    It was first published in Urdu in 2004 and later in English in 2011. The book deals with the turning points in intervening lives of two people: a runaway girl named Imama Hashim; and a boy named Salar Sikander with an IQ of more than 150. The story spans a time period of around ten years. It is Ahmad's most popular work. [2]

  9. Urdu - Wikipedia

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    Urdu is taught as a compulsory subject up to higher secondary school in both English and Urdu medium school systems, which has produced millions of second-language Urdu speakers among people whose native language is one of the other languages of Pakistan – which in turn has led to the absorption of vocabulary from various regional Pakistani ...