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A man is hid under his tongue.

Ali ibn Abi Talib

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Ali ibn Abi Talib
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Islamic Jurist
Judge
Mufassir
Muhaddith
Qadi
Statesperson
Makkah al-Mukarramah
Ali
Lion of God
Al-Murtaza
Haydar
Father of the Soil
Abu Turab
Leader of the Faithful
Door of the City of Knowledge
Tongue
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