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IN THE NAME OF GOD THE MERCIFUL, THE COMPASSIONATE TO WHOM WE TURN FOR HELP

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Praise be to God,¹ Who has honored Man with the gift of speech and singled him out for bounty and blessings of every kind, Who has equipped him to grasp the verities of knowledge and persuasive argument, Who has crowned his brow with dignity, prowess, and virtuosity, Who has made his constitutions diverse and tempers disparate as long as time shall last, and Who has distinguished the man of sound taste with refinement of person and sweetness of tongue while bestowing on his opposites—the likes of the common people of the countryside, the base loafers by the walls—wickedness of disposition and coarseness of nature! And blessings and peace upon our Lord Muḥammad, sent forth from the noblest stock of the Arabs of ʿAdnān, endowed with pithiness in speech and brilliance in exposition, and upon his kin and Companions, whom God made adept at gathering wisdom’s pearls²—for ever and ever, in every age and time!