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Mar 2025
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What Justice Really Means in Islam | Ram...

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From Palestine to Pennsylvania, injustice thrives when justice serves the powerful. But Islam teaches that no one is above justice—not even yourself. Imam Tom explains how Islamic justice exposes global hypocrisy and why the world needs it now. 
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