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The minor signs indicate that the Hour is "getting closer", while the major signs indicate that the Hour will happen immediately after them. The first major sign is coming of the Dajjal and Muhammad thought that it might happen during his life.<ref>"Al-nawwas b. Sim’an al-Kilabi said:
The minor signs indicate that the Hour is "getting closer", while the major signs indicate that the Hour will happen immediately after them. The first major sign is coming of the Dajjal and Muhammad thought that it might happen during his life or during life of his companions:
'''The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) mentioned the Dajjal (Antichrist) saying: If he comes forth while I am among you''' I shall be the one who will dispute with him on your behalf, but if he comes forth when I am not among you, a man must dispute on his own behalf, and Allah will take my place in looking after every Muslim. Those of you who live up to his time should recite over him the opening verses of Surat al – Kahf, for they are your protection from his trial. We asked: How long will he remain on the earth ? He replied : Forty days, one like a year, one like a month, one like a week, and rest of his days like yours. We asked : Messenger of Allah, will one day’s prayer suffice us in this day which will be like a year ? He replied : No, you must make an estimate of its extent. Then Jesus son of Marry will descend at the white minaret to the east of Damascus. He will then catch him up at the date of Ludd and kill him." - {{Abudawud|38|4307}}</ref>
{{Quote|{{Abudawud|38|4307}}|"Al-nawwas b. Sim’an al-Kilabi said:
'''The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) mentioned the Dajjal (Antichrist) saying: If he comes forth while I am among you''' I shall be the one who will dispute with him on your behalf, but if he comes forth when I am not among you, a man must dispute on his own behalf, and Allah will take my place in looking after every Muslim. Those of you who live up to his time should recite over him the opening verses of Surat al – Kahf, for they are your protection from his trial. We asked: How long will he remain on the earth ? He replied : Forty days, one like a year, one like a month, one like a week, and rest of his days like yours. We asked : Messenger of Allah, will one day’s prayer suffice us in this day which will be like a year ? He replied : No, you must make an estimate of its extent. Then Jesus son of Marry will descend at the white minaret to the east of Damascus. He will then catch him up at the date of Ludd and kill him."}}
{{Quote|Tirmidhi 2234 (hasan)|"Abu 'Ubaidah bin Al-Jarrah said:
"I heard the Messenger of Allah(s.a.w): 'There was never a Prophet after Nuh but that he warned his people about '''the Dajjal''', and indeed I shall warn you of him.' Then the Messenger of Allah(s.a.w) described him for us, and he said: "Perhaps some of '''you who see me, or hear my words shall live to see him'''." They said: "O Messenger of Allah! How will our hearts be on that day?" He said: "The same – that is, as today – or better.”"}}


*7th century Arabs didn't have the concept of "an hour" meaning 60 minutes. An hour (ساعة) just meant a period of time [shorter than a day]. <ref>AR: https://islamqa.info/ar/answers/140286/%D9%85%D8%A7-%D9%87%D9%88-%D9%85%D9%82%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%B1-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D8%A7%D8%B9%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%AF%D8%A9-%D9%81%D9%8A-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%AD%D8%A7%D8%AF%D9%8A%D8%AB-%D9%88%D9%87%D9%84-%D9%87%D9%88-%D8%B3%D8%AA%D9%88%D9%86-%D8%AF%D9%82%D9%8A%D9%82%D8%A9</ref>
Some reject the hadiths of the signs of the Hour <ref>http://bayanelislam.net/Suspicion.aspx?id=03-02-0071</ref>, because a Quranic verse indicates that the Hour will come by surprise (not after seeing clear signs) and that only Allah has knowledge about the Hour (not Muhammad):
*Most prophecies are linked to the Hour
 
Some Muslims reject the hadiths of the signs of the Hour <ref>http://bayanelislam.net/Suspicion.aspx?id=03-02-0071</ref>, because a Quranic verse indicates that the Hour will come by surprise (not after seeing clear signs) and that only Allah has knowledge about the Hour (not Muhammad):
{{Quote|{{Quran|7|187}}|
{{Quote|{{Quran|7|187}}|
They ask you ˹O Prophet˺ regarding the Hour, “When will it be?” Say, “That knowledge is only with my Lord. He alone will reveal it when the time comes. It is too tremendous for the heavens and the earth and will only take you by surprise.” They ask you as if you had full knowledge of it. Say, “That knowledge is only with Allah, but most people do not know.”
They ask you ˹O Prophet˺ regarding the Hour, “When will it be?” Say, “That knowledge is only with my Lord. He alone will reveal it when the time comes. It is too tremendous for the heavens and the earth and will only take you by surprise.” They ask you as if you had full knowledge of it. Say, “That knowledge is only with Allah, but most people do not know.”
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*7th century Arabs didn't have the concept of "an hour" meaning 60 minutes. An hour (ساعة) just meant a period of time [shorter than a day]. <ref>AR: https://islamqa.info/ar/answers/140286/%D9%85%D8%A7-%D9%87%D9%88-%D9%85%D9%82%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%B1-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D8%A7%D8%B9%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%AF%D8%A9-%D9%81%D9%8A-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%AD%D8%A7%D8%AF%D9%8A%D8%AB-%D9%88%D9%87%D9%84-%D9%87%D9%88-%D8%B3%D8%AA%D9%88%D9%86-%D8%AF%D9%82%D9%8A%D9%82%D8%A9</ref>
*Most prophecies are linked to the Hour
*The Hour is expected to happen on Friday <ref>{{Muslim|4 |1857|}}</ref>


==Characteristics==
==Characteristics==
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This was written by Bukhari two hundred years after the first conquest.
This was written by Bukhari two hundred years after the first conquest.
Hadith in Sunan Abu Dawud also stresses the coming of the Last Hour after the conquest of Jerusalem (holy land):
{{Quote|Abu Dawud 14:2529 (sahih)|
Narrated Abdullah ibn Hawalah al-Azdi:
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) sent us on foot to get spoil, but we returned without getting any. When he saw the signs of distress on our faces, he stood up on our faces and said: O Allah, do not put them under my care, for I would be too weak to care for them; do not put them in care of themselves, for they would be incapable of that, and do not put them in the care of men, for they would choose the best things for themselves. '''He then placed his hand on my head and said: Ibn Hawalah, when you see the caliphate has settled in the holy land, earthquakes, sorrows and serious matters will have drawn near and on that day the Last Hour will be nearer to mankind than this hand of mine is to your head.'''
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===Conquest of Egypt===
===Conquest of Egypt===
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After the 7th century Islamic conquests, Muslims became rich and could buy a lot of food. Sahih Bukhari was written in the 9th century.
After the 7th century Islamic conquests, Muslims became rich and could have a lot of food.
 
{{Quote|{{Bukhari|5|59|548}}|
Narrated Ibn `Umar:
 
We did not eat our fill except after we had conquered Khaibar.
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Sahih Bukhari was written in the 9th century.


===Special greeting===
===Special greeting===
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Some try to translate سرج كأشباه الرحال as "carriots" or "cars", but:
Some try to translate سرج كأشباه الرحال as "carriots" or "cars", but:
* سَرْج means "saddlebag; packsaddle; saddle; pigskin; pillion" <ref>https://www.almaany.com/en/dict/ar-en/%D8%B3%D8%B1%D8%AC/</ref>
 
* رَحْل means "Either of a pair of a bags laid over the back of a horse - saddlebag; packsaddle; saddle". <ref>https://www.almaany.com/en/dict/ar-en/%D8%B1%D8%AD%D9%84/</ref>
*سَرْج means "saddlebag; packsaddle; saddle; pigskin; pillion" <ref>https://www.almaany.com/en/dict/ar-en/%D8%B3%D8%B1%D8%AC/</ref>
*رَحْل means "Either of a pair of a bags laid over the back of a horse - saddlebag; packsaddle; saddle". <ref>https://www.almaany.com/en/dict/ar-en/%D8%B1%D8%AD%D9%84/</ref>


===Ignorance [of Islamic teachings]===
===Ignorance [of Islamic teachings]===
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Sayyiduna '''‘Abdullah ibn ‘Amr''' (radiyallahu ‘anhuma) is reported to have said: “……When you see tunnels/canals being dug in Makkah Mukarramah and the buildings (of Makkah Mukarramah) higher than the peak of the mountains then know that Qiyamah is close.”
Sayyiduna '''‘Abdullah ibn ‘Amr''' (radiyallahu ‘anhuma) is reported to have said: “……When you see tunnels/canals being dug in Makkah Mukarramah and the buildings (of Makkah Mukarramah) higher than the peak of the mountains then know that Qiyamah is close.”
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* [https://islamqa.info/ar/answers/247118/%D9%87%D9%84-%D8%AB%D8%A8%D8%AA-%D9%85%D9%86-%D9%83%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%85-%D8%B9%D8%A8%D8%AF-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%84%D9%87-%D8%A8%D9%86-%D8%B9%D9%85%D8%B1%D9%88-%D8%A8%D9%86-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%A7%D8%B5-%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%AA%D9%81%D8%A7%D8%B9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A8%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%A1-%D9%81%D9%8A-%D9%85%D9%83%D8%A9-%D9%85%D9%86-%D8%A7%D8%B4%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%B7-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D8%A7%D8%B9%D8%A9 Fatwa] (Arabic) says that since it's not from Muhammad, it shouldn't even be called a hadith.
 
*[https://islamqa.info/ar/answers/247118/%D9%87%D9%84-%D8%AB%D8%A8%D8%AA-%D9%85%D9%86-%D9%83%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%85-%D8%B9%D8%A8%D8%AF-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%84%D9%87-%D8%A8%D9%86-%D8%B9%D9%85%D8%B1%D9%88-%D8%A8%D9%86-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%A7%D8%B5-%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%AA%D9%81%D8%A7%D8%B9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A8%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%A1-%D9%81%D9%8A-%D9%85%D9%83%D8%A9-%D9%85%D9%86-%D8%A7%D8%B4%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%B7-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D8%A7%D8%B9%D8%A9 Fatwa] (Arabic) says that since it's not from Muhammad, it shouldn't even be called a hadith.


===Mosques full of hypocrites===
===Mosques full of hypocrites===
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====Nothing will live one hundred years from now====
====Nothing will live one hundred years from now====
The "tonight" in ''italic'' was added by translators to accommodate the later re-interpretation:
{{Quote|{{Bukhari|1|3|116}}|
{{Quote|{{Bukhari|1|3|116}}|
أَرَأَيْتَكُمْ لَيْلَتَكُمْ هَذِهِ، فَإِنَّ رَأْسَ مِائَةِ سَنَةٍ مِنْهَا لاَ يَبْقَى مِمَّنْ هُوَ عَلَى ظَهْرِ الأَرْضِ أَحَدٌ
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Umar:
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Umar:


Once the Prophet (ﷺ) led us in the `Isha' prayer during the last days of his life and after finishing it (the prayer) (with Taslim) he said: "Do you realize (the importance of) this night?" Nobody present on the surface of the earth tonight will be living after the completion of one hundred years from this night."
Once the Prophet (ﷺ) led us in the `Isha' prayer during the last days of his life and after finishing it (the prayer) (with Taslim) he said: "Do you realize (the importance of) this night?" Nobody present on the surface of the earth ''tonight'' will be living after the completion of one hundred years from this night."
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When the prophecy failed 100 years later, Muslims re-interpreted it:
{{Quote|{{Bukhari|1|10|575}}|
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Umar:
The Prophet (ﷺ) prayed one of the `Isha' prayer in his last days and after finishing it with Taslim, he stood up and said, "Do you realize (the importance of) this night? Nobody present on the surface of the earth tonight would be living after the completion of one hundred years from this night." '''The people made a mistake in grasping the meaning of this statement of Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) and they indulged in those things which are said about these narrators (i.e. some said that the Day of Resurrection will be established after 100 years etc.)''' But the Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Nobody present on the surface of earth tonight would be living after the completion of 100 years from this night"; he meant "When that century (people of that century) would pass away."
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====If 10 scholars of the Jews would follow me, no Jew would be left upon the surface of the earth====
====If 10 scholars of the Jews would follow me, no Jew would be left upon the surface of the earth====
{{Quote|{{Muslim|39|6711}} (Muhsin Khan translation)|
{{Quote|{{Muslim|39|6711}} (Muhsin Khan translation)|
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See also Dhul-Qarnayn's story in the Quran, where this possibility is further confirmed, as the Sun is described to set in a muddy spring at the "farthest part" of the world":
See also Dhul-Qarnayn's story in the Quran, where this possibility is further confirmed, as the Sun is described to set in a muddy spring at the "farthest part" of the world":


*[[Dhul-Qarnayn]]
*[[Category:Dhul-Qarnayn|Dhul-Qarnayn]]


====Stones and trees say to Muslims: "here is a Jew behind me; come and kill him"====
====Stones and trees say to Muslims: "here is a Jew behind me; come and kill him"====
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There are many examples of this prophecy failing for both [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khosrow Kusrau] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caesar_(title) Caesar]. For example:
There are many examples of this prophecy failing for both [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khosrow Kusrau] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caesar_(title) Caesar]. For example:
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khusrau_Shah Khusrau Shah] was the king of the Justanids in the 10th century
 
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khusrau_Khan Khusrau Khan] was the Sultan of Delhi in the 14th century
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khusrau_Shah Khusrau Shah] was the king of the Justanids in the 10th century
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Doukas_(Caesar) John Doukas] was a Caesar of the Byzantine empire in the 11th century
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khusrau_Khan Khusrau Khan] was the Sultan of Delhi in the 14th century
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mehmed_the_Conqueror Mehmed the Conqueror] - a 15h century Muslim conqueror, also called himself Caesar
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Doukas_(Caesar) John Doukas] was a Caesar of the Byzantine empire in the 11th century
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mehmed_the_Conqueror Mehmed the Conqueror] - a 15h century Muslim conqueror, also called himself Caesar


The prophecy is probably referring to the 7th century Islamic conquests. The prediction in Sahih Bukhari was written in the 9th century.
The prophecy is probably referring to the 7th century Islamic conquests. The prediction in Sahih Bukhari was written in the 9th century.
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The Roman empire dissolved without the realization of this prophecy.
The Roman empire dissolved without the realization of this prophecy.
====Western people will triumphally follow the truth until the Hour====
{{Quote|Sahih Muslim 20:4722|
It has been narrated by Sa'd b. Abu Waqqas that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:
The people of the West will continue to triumphantly follow the truth until the Hour is established.
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====Twelve caliphs====
====Twelve caliphs====
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Out of Aden-Abyan will come 12000, giving victory to the (religion of) Allah and His Messenger. They are the best between me and them.
Out of Aden-Abyan will come 12000, giving victory to the (religion of) Allah and His Messenger. They are the best between me and them.
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====Group of Muslims will remain victorious until Allah's order====
{{Quote|{{Bukhari|9|92|414}}|
Narrated Al-Mughira bin Shu`ba:
The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "A group of my follower swill remain predominant (victorious) till Allah's Order (the Hour) comes upon them while they are still predominant (victorious).
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====Ninety-nine dragons in infidel's grave until the Hour====
{{Quote|Mishkat al-Masabih 134 (Hasan according to Zubair Alizai, Daeef according to Albani)|
Abu Sa'id reported God’s messenger as saying, “Ninety-nine dragons will be given power over an infidel in his grave, and will bite and sting him till the last hour comes. If one of those dragons were to breathe over the earth, it would bring forth no green thing."
Darimi transmitted it, and Tirmidhi transmitted something similar, but he said seventy instead of ninety-nine.
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Polytheism has become less popular with time.
Polytheism has become less popular with time.
====People will worship goddesses Lat and Uzza again====
The goddesses [[Lat]] and [[Uzza]] were worshiped by Arabs before the Islamic conquest of Arabia.
{{Quote|{{Muslim|41|6945}}|
'A'isha reported:
I heard Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying: '''The (system) of night and day would not end until the people have taken to the worship of Lat and 'Uzza'''. I said: Allah's Messenger, I think when Allah has revealed this verse:" He it is Who has sent His Messenger with right guidance, and true religion, so that He may cause it to prevail upon all religions, though the polytheists are averse (to it)" (ix. 33), it implies that (this promise) is going to be fulfilled. Thereupon he (Allah's Apostle) said: It would happen as Allah would like. Then Allah would send the sweet fragrant air by which everyone who has even a mustard grain of faith in Him would die and those only would survive who would have no goodness in them. And they would revert to the religion of their forefathers.
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====All believers will be killed by a wind from Allah and only evil people (= non-Muslims) will survive====
{{Quote|{{Muslim|41|6945}}|
'A'isha reported:
I heard Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying: The (system) of night and day would not end until the people have taken to the worship of Lat and 'Uzza'. I said: Allah's Messenger, I think when Allah has revealed this verse:" He it is Who has sent His Messenger with right guidance, and true religion, so that He may cause it to prevail upon all religions, though the polytheists are averse (to it)" (ix. 33), it implies that (this promise) is going to be fulfilled. Thereupon he (Allah's Apostle) said: It would happen as Allah would like. '''Then Allah would send the sweet fragrant air by which everyone who has even a mustard grain of faith in Him would die''' and those only would survive who would have no goodness in them. And they would revert to the religion of their forefathers.
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====Killing neighbors and family members====
====Killing neighbors and family members====
{{Quote|al-Adab al-Mufrad 118 (classified as "very good" by Albani)|
{{Quote|al-Adab al-Mufrad 118 (classified as "very good" by Albani)|
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For death no man can hold back Though he drink the perfumed potions of the quack.  
For death no man can hold back Though he drink the perfumed potions of the quack.  
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====Milking, clothes and tank before the Hour====
{{Quote|Sahih Muslim 41:7054|
Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying:
The Last Hour would come (so sudden) that a person would be milking the she- camel and the (milk) would not reach the brim of the vessel that the Last Hour would come, and the two persons would be engaged in buying and selling of the clothes and their bargain would not be struck before the Last Hour would come. And someone would be setting his tank in order and he would have hardly set it right when the Last Hour would come.
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Gog and Magog are described in the hadith and Quran as tribes on Earth blocked by a big iron wall, erected by [[Dhul-Qarnayn]], that will be unlocked at the end of times. There are supposed to be so many of them that they will drink the entire lake of Tiberias (Sea of Galilee) dry.
Gog and Magog are described in the hadith and Quran as tribes on Earth blocked by a big iron wall, erected by  
[[Category:Dhul-Qarnayn|Dhul-Qarnayn]]
, that will be unlocked at the end of times. There are supposed to be so many of them that they will drink the entire lake of Tiberias (Sea of Galilee) dry.


====Gog and Magog will successfully dig through the wall====
====Gog and Magog will successfully dig through the wall====
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External:
External:


* [https://www.marefa.org/%D8%B9%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%AA_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D8%A7%D8%B9%D8%A9_%D9%81%D9%8A_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A5%D8%B3%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%85 List of Muhammad's prophecies] (Arabic)
*[https://www.marefa.org/%D8%B9%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%AA_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D8%A7%D8%B9%D8%A9_%D9%81%D9%8A_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A5%D8%B3%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%85 List of Muhammad's prophecies] (Arabic)
*[https://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Biblical_prophecies#Criteria_for_a_true_prophecy RationalWiki: Biblical prophecies, Criteria for a true prophecy] (could be analogically applied to Islamic prophecies)
*[https://detechter.com/15-ancient-hindu-predictions-that-have-come-true/#List_of_15_Ancient_Hindu_Prophecy_From_Bhagavata_Purana 15 Hindu predictions] - ''Comparing and contrasting Islamic prophecies with those of other religions' scriptures predictions is instructive''
*[https://detechter.com/15-ancient-hindu-predictions-that-have-come-true/#List_of_15_Ancient_Hindu_Prophecy_From_Bhagavata_Purana 15 Hindu predictions] - ''Comparing and contrasting Islamic prophecies with those of other religions' scriptures predictions is instructive''


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==References==


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