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298 298 298 298 298 A A A A A L L L L L -Q -Q -Q -Q -Q ASEEDAH ASEEDAH ASEEDAH ASEEDAH ASEEDAH 8 8 8 8 8 B ASICS OF R ELIGIOUS E DUCATION - F IFTH E DITION But (due to your spiritual power) you trans- formed them into an ingot of pure gold. After (a long spell of) barrenness, drought and devastation. (Due to the blessings of the Holy Prophet) the towns of Arabia once again became verdent green In which rivulets of delectable water ran, and branches (of trees) were laden with fruit. You found them to be a group of people who (because of their sins) were despica- ble like dung. ----Until the dry and parched desert (coun- try of Arabia) became a (lush-green, spir- itual) garden But (the spiritual power of) the Holy Prophet caused them to become lost in (the love of) the Gracious God. People of Hijaz (Arabia) were preoccupied with flirting with pretty women. 21 22 23 24