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The Islamic Bulletin
Issue 18
Issue 18
V
ol
. XXII, N
o
. 27
in
this
issue
L
etters
to
the
E
ditor
............................... 2
I
slamic
W
orld
N
ews
S
chool
C
losings
..................................... 3
L
atinos
E
mbrace
I
slam
................................ 3
I
slam
in
H
istory
M
uslims
in
A
nti
-B
ellum
S
outh
..................... 5
H
ow
I
embraced
I
slam
T
welve
H
ours
M
uslim
............................. 6
D
o
Y
ou
N
eed
I
nsurance
?...........
...............
7
T
he
D
eal of
the
L
ifetime
. ......................... 8
L
etter
F
rom
S
haytan
(D
evil
)..................... 9
D
u
’A
h
by
the
P
rophet
(
pbuh
)
in
T
aif
.......... 9
J
udgement
D
ay
A
irlines
...........................10
O
n
D
eath
and
D
ying
..............................10
I
slamic
W
ill
and
T
estament
.......................7
W
omen
in
I
slam
- M
y
B
ody
is my
O
wn
B
usiness
.....15
C
ook
’
s
C
orner
.......................................15
R
app
A
rtist
E
mbracing
I
slam
..................... 16
W
isdom
and
the
P
roph
et
(
pbuh
).................... 17
S
tories of
the
S
ahaba
- A
l
-H
usayn
I
bn
P
syllium
. . 18
I
slamic
D
iet
and
M
anners
- B
lack
S
eeds
....19
K
id
’
s
C
orner
..........................................20
Q
uran
and
S
cience
- T
he
O
rigin of
M
an
..20
T
he
I
slamic
B
ulletin
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