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Why Does God Ask People to Worship Him? – Sh. Mohammad Elshinawy | Lecture

by Sh. Mohammad Elshinawy

In order to expand our understanding of Allah, Sh. Elshinawy discusses 11 responses to the question “Why does God ask people to worship Him?”

September 25, 2019

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