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A poem by al-Ḥallāj reports using the “eye” of one of these objects to see Allah, who answers his question “who are you?” by saying “you.” A hadith holds that dhikr polishes the “rust” of these objects, (15[1])which can be shiny, tied with a knot, turned upside down, or wrapped. This sort of object names the “weakest” of three ways to fulfill the duty of ḥisbah, or “enjoining right and forbidding wrong.” A tiny black spot was removed from (15[1])one of these objects by a pair of figures carrying a jug and a platter of snow while its owner lived with his foster-mother (*) Halima. The Quran exclusively uses the verb ṭaba‘a to denote how Allah “seals” (10[1])these objects. One of these objects belonging to Muhammad was (10[1])“washed” by the angel Jibreel. These objects, called qalb in Arabic, (-5[1])name a personal form of jihad. (-5[1])For 10 points, (10[1])the (-5[1])scriptures of the Abrahamic religions (-5[1])refer (-5[1])to the metaphorical (10[1])“hardening” (10[1])of what (10[1])organs? ■END■ (10[7])

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