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Author(s):
Tahira Rauf
PhD Scholar (Islamic Studies)University of Management & Technology, Lahore, Pakistan
Pakistan
- trauf2026@gmail.com
Dr. Hassan Shakeel Shah
Associate ProfessorDepartment of Islamic Thought & Civilization, University of Management & Technology, Lahore, Pakistan
Pakistan
- hassan.shakeel@umt.edu.pk
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| Type: | Article |
| Volume: | 101 |
| Issue: | 4 |
| Language: | English |
| Id: | 6aa79ec4211ac |
| Pages | 15 - 29 |
| Published | January 12, 2026 |
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