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steps of the
mimbar
and sat down
facing the congregation who were
eagerly waiting to hear his precious
words.
Just then the bedouins and shep-
herds entered the
Masjid an-
Nabawi
. The men tending the date
orchards were there too. They had
been working hard the whole morn-
ning and had hurried over to the
masjid
in their rough, woollen
clothes. It was a hot day and
although they had just performed
wudu’
the perspiration was still
trickling from their foreheads. The
people in the masjid did not seem
very comfortable with them sitting
there and the Prophet [s] knew
exactly why.
They had not bathed their bodies
for some time and the thick, heavy,
woollen cloaks made the smell from
their sweaty bodies all the more
awful. It seemed as if the day was
spoilt for all who were present and
Vocabulary
continuous
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overjoyed
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impressed
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grooming
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embarrassed
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sensitivity
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regularly
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manner
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eager
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CP
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