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Apr 2025
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Living by Principles

Belal Assaad
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This powerful lecture centers around the importance of living a life grounded in Islamic principles, steadfastness, and resistance to societal pressures. We emphasise how these values shape identity, integrity, and success in this life and the hereafter.

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