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Muammar Gaddafi
Muammar Muhammad Abu Minyar al-Gaddafi was a Libyan military officer, revolutionary, politician, and political theorist who ruled Libya as a dictator from 1969 until his overthrow by Libyan rebel forces in 2011 during the First Libyan Civil War. He came to power through a bloodless military coup, first becoming Revolutionary Chairman of the Libyan Arab Republic from 1969 to 1977, Secretary General…
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Born 19 June 1942 · Died 20 October 2011 · Q19878
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2026· 7 entries
“coup represented a revolution, marking the start of widespread change in the socio-economic and political nature of Libya. He proclaimed that the revolution meant”
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africa.businessinsider.com: Gaddafi made an extraordinary gesture and called the UN a “Terror Council”; 17 years later, Japan-backed Libya wants a seat at the table
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Public attention spiked: 17,980 Wikipedia readers in one day, 3.8× the usual 4,682, with 0 article edits.
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AFP Fact Check rated the claim “Photo showing burial of Gaddafi’s son” AI-generated.
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fact checker rated the claim “Massive crowd at Saif al-Islam Gaddafi's funeral in Bani Walid on Feb 6, 2026 - Son of Libya's former dictator, Muammar Gaddafi, who was overthrown by the US, UK and France.” fake.
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fact checker rated the claim “Social media users circulated an image claiming to show Saif Al-Islam Muammar Gaddafis body at Al-Rujban Hospital in Libya.” misleading.
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2025· 1 entry
Moviefone: Muammar Gaddafi: Inside the Dictator's Mind - Where to Watch
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2021· 3 entries
fact checker rated the claim “Twitter suspends/deletes Saif Al-Islam Gaddafi's account for political reasons and for violating Twitter's rules.” misleading.
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fact checker rated the claim “The New York Times reported that Saif Al-Islam Gaddafi represents an opportunity for Libyans to end the unrest and violence of the past decade, and they see him as a potentially unifying figure who reminds them of the more stable days.” excitement.
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Yahoo: The son of Muammar Gaddafi, the Libyan despot whose toppling characterized the Arab Spring, emerged in public for the first time in 10 years to run for president
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2020· 1 entry
fact checker rated the claim “Pictures of Colonel Muammar Gaddafi of Libya are raisedin the ongoing U.S. protests.” misleading.
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2018· 1 entry
Moneycontrol: Muammar Gaddafi
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2011· 29 entries
Died 2011-10-20.
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“Wystarczy już. Wystarczy. Czego ode mnie chcecie?”
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“Pozostaję z moim narodem i gotów jestem do śmierci w mękach”
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“Od 40 lat wszystkie nasze spotkania na szczycie kończą się fiaskiem. Nasze mini-państewka nie mają przyszłości.”
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“Nie jestem prezydentem, aby ustępować, jestem wodzem rewolucji. Tu są groby moich przodków. Chcecie, żeby okupowała was Ameryka, tak jak Afganistan?! (…) Jeszcze nie użyłem siły, ale to zrobię, w zgodzie z prawem międzynarodowym i libijską konstytucją. Wtedy wszystko będzie płonąć!”
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“Naród libijski nie ma problemów, to mocarstwa kolonialne mają problemy. Chcą kontrolować naszą ropę. Są zazdrosne, ponieważ Bóg przekazał nam dar ropy. Nie obawiamy się ich. Nie mamy innego wyboru, jak stawić opór, stać się męczennikami i walczyć do końca.”
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“We have 50 million Muslims in Europe. There are signs that Allah will grant Islam victory in Europe—without swords, without guns, without conquest—will turn it into a Muslim continent within a few decades.”
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“Należy zlikwidować armie, a ich miejsce powinien zająć zbrojny lud. Dopóki, bowiem istnieją regularne armie, dopóty istnieć będzie na świecie zagrożenie dla pokoju. Natomiast zbrojny lud jest w stanie sam się obronić, nie dąży do napaści na inne ludy, gdyż z natury rzeczy żaden naród nie ruszy sam z siebie przeciwko innemu narodowi.”
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“It was our hope that Libya with its revolution would become a model of freedom, popular democracy and a state free from oppression and injustice. However Libya became another conventional state, even a dictatorial or police state. This is deeply regrettable. We are not like that, nor do we want to be like that.”
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“Na Allacha, prawdziwy socjalizm ma swoje źródło w naszej religii, w naszej świętej księdze. To my mamy nieść posłannictwo socjalizmu, którego przewodnikiem jest nasz wielki prorok Muhammad.”
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“Libia to jest mój kraj. Nie oddam władzy, jestem dalej przywódcą rewolucji. Umrę jako męczennik za wspaniałą rewolucję.”
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“Opis: w wystąpieniu do delegacji muzułmanów z Bałkanów.”
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“Opis: fragment przemówienia do narodu.”
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“Opis: fragment przemówienia do zwolenników.”
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“Islam powinien stać się religią całej Europy.”
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“FIFA to skorumpowana organizacja, która porywa ludzi i lansuje niewolnictwo. Kupuje zawodników z biednych państw, umieszcza ich w obozach treningowych krajów bogatych i potem z zyskiem sprzedaje.”
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“Chrześcijaństwo nie jest dla ludów Afryki, Azji, Europy i Ameryki. Ci, którzy nie są synami Izraela, nie mają z tą religią nic wspólnego.”
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“Afryka to nie 50 państw, to jedna nacja, jeden naród, jedna kultura, jedna ekonomia i żadnych granic…”
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“Synkowie! Synkowie! Czyż nie znacie różnicy między dobrem a złem?”
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“Co się dzieje? Nie strzelajcie!”
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“My brother! You are my brother for the rest of my life!”
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“Wzywam moich zwolenników do kontynuowania oporu i walki z każdym zagranicznym agresorem Libii: dziś, jutro, zawsze.”
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“Niech wszyscy wolni ludzie na świecie wiedzą, że nie ugięliśmy się i nie sprzedaliśmy własnej sprawy w zamian za obietnice osobistego bezpieczeństwa i stabilnego życia. Mieliśmy wiele ofert w tej sprawie, ale zdecydowaliśmy się walczyć, aby pokazać, co to obowiązek i honor.”
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“Opis: fragment odezwy nadanej przez radio (24 sierpnia 2011).”
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“Libijczycy powinni szanować swoją odrębność, osiągnięcia, historię i własnych przodków oraz bohaterów. Libijczycy nie powinni zaprzepaścić ofiary swoich wolnych, najlepszych synów.”
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“I have a deep respect for the Circassians, and their historical suffering. They prefer to be called Adyghe and are a brave and faithful people who contributed to all countries in which they settled.”
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“I have nothing to say to him Ronald Reagan, because he is mad. He is foolish. He is an Israeli dog.”
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“Nadciąga ku nam epoka mas ludowych nadciągająca po epoce republik.”
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“Demokracja to kontrola ludu nad samym sobą.”
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2009· 3 entries
Awarded Order of the Liberator (2009).
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Awarded Order of the Republic of The Gambia (2009).
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Career landmark: Chairperson of the African Union (2009–2010).
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2007· 1 entry
Won Golden Key of Madrid (2007).
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2005· 2 entries
And later acquired UAE citizenship due to his close ties with its ruler Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan
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Of being created by Britain and protected by the US
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2003· 1 entry
Awarded Korean Buddhist Human Rights Award (2003).
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1999· 4 entries
Awarded Order of the Yugoslavian Great Star (1999).
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Awarded Order of the Star of Romania (1999).
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Joined the Community of Sahel–Saharan States (CEN–SAD)
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Libya began secret talks with the British government to normalize relations
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1998· 1 entry
When Libya agreed to allow the extradition of the suspects to the Scottish Court in the Netherlands, in a process overseen by Mandela
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1997· 2 entries
Awarded Order of Good Hope (1997).
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Awarded National Order of Chad (1997).
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1996· 2 entries
“s daughter Sheikh Hasina, pleading with her to spare the lives of her father”
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Gaddafi wrote a letter to the newly elected Prime Minister of Bangladesh, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman's daughter Sheikh Hasina, pleading with her to spare the lives of her father's assassins Syed Faruque Rahman and Khandaker A
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1989· 2 entries
The government founded the Al-Gaddafi International Prize for Human Rights, to be awarded to figures from the Third World who had struggled against colonialism and imperialism; the first year's winner was South African a
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Gaddafi was overjoyed by the foundation of the Arab Maghreb Union, uniting Libya in an economic pact with Mauritania, Morocco, Tunisia, and Algeria, viewing it as beginnings of a new pan-Arab union
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1988· 2 entries
Gaddafi announced the creation of a popular militia to replace the army and police
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Pan Am Flight 103 was blown up over Lockerbie in Scotland, killing 243 passengers and 16 crew members, plus 11 people on the ground
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1987· 1 entry
Libya began production of mustard gas at a facility in Rabta, although publicly denied it was stockpiling chemical weapons, and unsuccessfully attempted to develop nuclear weapons
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1986· 1 entry
“Revolution within a Revolution”
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1985· 2 entries
Due to the former's intentions to negotiate a truce with Habré
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There was a mass deportation of foreign workers, mostly Egyptian and Tunisian
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1984· 2 entries
Gaddafi was tricked by Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak into announcing the assassination of former Libyan Prime Minister Abdul Hamid al-Bakkoush in Cairo; Bakkhoush not only turned up alive but held a press conference w
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Gaddafi publicly executed Al-Sadek Hamed Al-Shuwehdy, an aeronautical engineer studying in the US
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1982· 3 entries
Awarded Order of the White Lion (1982).
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The OAU cancelled its scheduled conference in Tripoli to prevent Gaddafi gaining chairmanship
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The GUNT government was overthrown by Habré's forces and Oueddei fled to Libya, where Gaddafi provided him with arms to continue to guerrilla war against Habré
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1981· 2 entries
And 1985, and threatening to join the Warsaw Pact
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The new US president, Ronald Reagan, pursued a hardline approach to Libya, viewing it as a puppet regime of the Soviet Union
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1980· 3 entries
Proposed a political union, with Libya promising to pay off Syria's £1-billion debt to the Soviet Union; although pressures led Assad to pull out, they remained allies
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Gaddafi hired former CIA agent Edwin P
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At least ten Libyan dissidents were murdered in Europe, including ex-diplomats, ex-army officers, businessmen, journalists, and student activists in disparate locations such as London, Greece and Austria
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1979· 5 entries
The committees began the redistribution of land in the Jefara plain, continuing through 1981
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Launched a Revolutionary Women's Formation, to replace the more gradualist Libyan General Women's Federation
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Gaddafi created the Islamic Legion, through which several thousand Africans were military trained
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The US placed Libya on its list of "State Sponsors of Terrorism"
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During the Uganda–Tanzania War, Gaddafi sent 2,500 troops to defend President Idi Amin from Tanzanian invaders
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1978· 1 entry
Had established a Women's Military Academy in Tripoli, encouraging all women to enlist for training
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1977· 2 entries
Gaddafi transformed Libya into a new socialist state called a Jamahiriya ("state of the masses")
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As Zia distrusted Gaddafi and rejected further Libyan financing for the Pakistani nuclear program in favor of Saudi financing
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1975· 3 entries
Gaddafi's government declared a state monopoly on foreign trade
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Their plot was exposed and Muhayshi fled to Tunisia, eventually receiving asylum from Sadat's Egypt
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Libya signed, in Hassi Messaoud, a defensive alliance allegedly to counter alleged "Moroccan expansionism", also funding the Polisario Front of Western Sahara in its independence struggle against Morocco
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1974· 2 entries
Libya saw its first civilian attack on Gaddafi's government when a Benghazi army building was bombed
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Gaddafi released Abdul-Aziz Shennib, a commander under King Idris, from prison and appointed him Libyan ambassador to Jordan
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1973· 3 entries
Initiated a "Popular Revolution" with the formation of Basic People's Congresses, presented as a system of direct democracy, but retained personal control over major decisions
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Gaddafi founded the Islamic Call Society, which had opened 132 centres across Africa within a decade
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Converted Gabonese President Omar Bongo, an action which he repeated three years later with Jean-Bédel Bokassa, president of the Central African Republic
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1972· 3 entries
Outlawed workers' strikes and suspended newspapers
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Together they had seven biological children: Saif al-Islam Gaddafi (1972–2026), Al-Saadi Gaddafi (born 1973), Mutassim Gaddafi (1974–2011), Hannibal Muammar Gaddafi (born 1975), Aisha Gaddafi (born 1976), Saif al-Arab Gaddafi (1982–2011), and Khamis Gaddafi (1983–2011).
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A law was passed criminalizing the marriage of any females under the age of sixteen and making women's consent a prerequisite for marriage
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1971· 3 entries
Gaddafi sponsored the creation of a Libyan General Women's Federation
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“Opis: na I Kongresie Propagowania Islamu w Trypolisie w 1971.”
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Libya requested that Malta cease allowing NATO to use its land for a military base, in turn offering Malta foreign aid
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1970· 7 entries
Career landmark: Prime Minister of Libya (1970–1972).
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Initiated a Jihad Fund to finance anti-Israeli militants
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The US informed him of at least one planned counter-coup
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A law was introduced affirming equality of the sexes and wage parity
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Other OPEC states followed suit, leading to a global increase in the price of crude oil
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Idris' great-nephew Ahmed al-Senussi attempted another coup against Gaddafi; the monarchist plot was foiled in August and Ahmed was sentenced to death (commuted in 1988 and pardoned by Gaddafi in 2001)
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They had one son, Muhammad Gaddafi (born 1970); their relationship was strained, and they divorced in 1970.
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1969· 3 entries
Career landmark: Brotherly Leader and Guide of the Revolution (1969–2011).
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The government ordered all foreign owned banks to close down or convert to joint-stock operations
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Gaddafi married his first wife, Fatiha al-Nuri, in 1969.
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1968· 1 entry
While the number of doctors had increased from 700 to over 3,000 in that decade
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1966· 1 entry
Went to the United Kingdom for further military training
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1942· 2 entries
Born 1942-06-19.
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“by Salah Sarrar Today there is a divide that we must acknowledge, and we must know who is deepening it. Perhaps it is colonialism—the enemy of Islam, the enemy of the Arabs, the enemy of the Persians—that is deepening it.… They have divided Islam into two Islams, and there came to be Shi”
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