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“ The Prophet, peace and blessings of God be upon him, said, "I was favored over the other prophets in six ways: I was endowed with concise speech; I was supported with fear (1); war booty was made permissible for me; the earth was made a place of prostration (2) and a purifier (3) for me; I was sent to the whole of creation, and the line of prophets was sealed with me (4)." Footnotes: (1) Fear was put into the hearts of his enemies before confronting him. (2) Earlier prophets were required to pray in specific places or to prove the purity of the place where they prayed. In Islam, however, any place on earth is considered pure unless proven otherwise and is suitable as a place of worship for Muslims. (3) When water is not available for ablution, clean soil is used instead to purify a Muslim for prayer. This procedure is called tayammum. (4) i.e. he is the final prophet. ”

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