Fariq Naik – Is It Allowed to Wish the Non Muslims in Their Festivals

Fariq Naik
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The speakers discuss upcoming holiday celebrations, including the birth of Jesus Christ and the birth of the son of Jesus Christ, as well as the ban on Easter celebrations. They emphasize the importance of avoiding offense towards non- Muslims and invite non-refractive people to avoid offense. The speakers also mention upcoming Christmas celebrations, including a Christmas party and a Christmas party for non-verbal individuals.

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			Assalamu Alikum do your brother
Farik it's a pleasure that I'm
		
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			writing to you. My name is Han
mobile Shiva seul. I'm pursuing
		
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			Bachelor's in Electronics and
Communication. I'm from Kosmische.
		
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			India. My question is can a Muslim
wish their non Muslim colleagues
		
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			on their festivals and can we eat
in their homes? Now these
		
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			religious festivals that contain
shake or contain 10 Things that
		
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			are prohibited, it is haram. It is
prohibited for us Muslims to
		
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			celebrate these festivals. It is
even prohibited for Muslims to
		
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			wish these non Muslims on their
religious festivals, these
		
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			festivals which contain szerik or
things that are haram that are
		
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			prohibited in Islam, Allah
subhanho wa Taala says in the
		
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			Glorious Quran in surah Majda
chapter number five was number two
		
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			water when you are a believer
Toccoa Well I thought attire when
		
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			you're on the land and help each
other towards righteousness and
		
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			Taqwa that is fearing Allah
subhanaw taala and do not help
		
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			each other in sin and
transgression. Unfortunately, we
		
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			find many Muslims, they wish their
non Muslim colleagues and non
		
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			Muslim friends on their religious
festivals, not realizing that it
		
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			is prohibited to wish the non
Muslims on their religious
		
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			festivals, these festivals that
contain shake or things that are
		
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			haram and this the opinion of all
the classical scholars as well as
		
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			the opinions of other scholars as
well. And according to shekel
		
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			Islam, me Tamia he says that
wishing non Muslims on their
		
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			religious festivals is prohibited.
Celebrating their festivals,
		
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			religious festivals, it is
prohibited. And the same is the
		
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			opinion of ignorance. I am Rahim
Allah, may Allah have mercy on him
		
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			and may Allah have mercy on
shuffle Islamic Tamia as well.
		
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			Even notify him Rahim Allah He
said that celebrating the
		
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			religious festivals of the non
Muslims It is haram it is
		
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			prohibited and wishing them on
these days of the festival it is
		
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			prohibited. It is as if a person
who has robbed and you are
		
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			congratulating him when we wish
the non Muslims on their days of
		
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			festivals that religious festivals
we are agreeing with what they are
		
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			doing. We are condoning what they
are doing. So this should be
		
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			avoided. And there are various
religious festivals that are
		
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			celebrated by the non Muslims
across the world. The most common
		
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			form among these religious
festivals, it is Christmas. What
		
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			is Christmas? The Christians they
believe that Christmas is the
		
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			birthday of Jesus Christ peace be
upon him and they believe that
		
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			Almighty God we got a son on the
25th of December now Isabella,
		
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			many of the Muslims they wish
their non Muslim colleagues with
		
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			Merry Christmas, Allah subhanaw
taala says in the Glorious Quran
		
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			and so to my that chapter number
five was from 72 lapper the Tafara
		
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			lady in a call in Hola Hola,
merci. Maria, they do tofu. They
		
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			don't blaspheme who say Allah is
Christ the Son of God? We're
		
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			calling mercy and said Christ
Yeah, Bani Israel II are children
		
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			of his wife or Buddha Allah
worship Allah rob you are a book
		
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			who's my Lord and your Lord in the
home and you should biller For
		
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			whosoever shall associate patterns
Allah subhanaw taala for chi the
		
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			Haram Allahu Allahu Jana, that
Allah will make Jana haram for
		
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			him. Well, Allahu na and the fire
is His dwelling place, one mile of
		
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			barley minimum and so on and for
the wrongdoers, there is no one to
		
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			help Allah subhanho wa Taala says
the Glorious Quran Surah Maryam
		
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			chapter 19 verse, Psalm 88 to 92.
What Takada Rahman WELEDA they say
		
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			Allah the Most Merciful has
begotten a son, Luca de Jai tomb
		
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			che and ADA you have come with a
thing most monstrous the God of
		
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			some our tournament that if the
sky had feelings it could have
		
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			burst open What 10 sharp pull out
and the Earth would have split
		
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			open water Coronavirus. And the
mountains would have fallen to
		
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			utter ruin. And I will remind you
that Allah subhanaw taala has
		
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			gotten the sun warmer, bellied
Rahmani and yet the weather and it
		
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			does not be fit Allah subhanaw
taala to get a sun. Allah subhanaw
		
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			taala is telling us it is Cofer.
It is disbelief. If anyone says
		
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			that Allah subhanaw taala is
begotten son, and unfortunately
		
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			many Muslims. They wish their non
Muslim friends they are Christian
		
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			colleagues, their Christian
friends with Betty Christmas. Do
		
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			you know when you are wishing the
non Muslims with Merry Christmas,
		
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			you are giving shahada you are
bearing witness that Allah
		
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			subhanaw taala begat a son on the
25th of December now Isabella,
		
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			leave aside correcting them, we
become a party to them. And many
		
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			Muslims, they think that if they
wish their non Muslim colleagues
		
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			if they wish their Christian
friends, if they wish their
		
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			Christian colleagues it will
increase their friendship and the
		
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			compromise on the religion of
Islam. When the
		
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			A Christian wishes a Muslim that
Merry Christmas, we should not
		
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			return back the greeting, even
wishing them with happy holiday on
		
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			this day of Christmas. It is not
permitted, it should be avoided.
		
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			It should not be done, because we
are approving. And we are happy
		
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			that they're celebrating this
festival. When a Christian wishes
		
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			a Muslim with Merry Christmas,
what should we do? The best is
		
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			that if a person if a Muslim is
well versed with Islam and
		
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			comparative religion, it is a
golden opportunity for us to do
		
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			Dawa. We should ask these
Christians, what is this
		
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			Christmas? So he will tell you
that it's the birthday of Jesus
		
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			Christ peace be upon Almighty God,
we got a son on the 25th of
		
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			December, immediately an hour
starts there. There is not a
		
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			single unequivocal statement, not
a single unambiguous statement and
		
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			the complete Bible where Jesus
Christ upon Himself says, I am God
		
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			when He says Worship Me. So Jesus
Christ, please be born he never
		
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			claimed divinity. It's a golden
opportunity for us to do Dawa to
		
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			the Christians. If you cannot do
this, then the next option is that
		
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			at least tell them that you cannot
return them back the greeting
		
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			because you do not believe that
Almighty God Begotten Son on the
		
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			25th of December. If you cannot do
this, the least the bare minimum
		
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			the last option is that you remain
silent, but returning back their
		
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			greetings, it is prohibited. It is
not permitted in Islam. And the
		
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			Christians they celebrate the
birthday of Jesus Christ peace be
		
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			upon you, and they say that it's
25th of December. But in fact, if
		
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			you read the Bible, the Bible does
not mention a specific date. As
		
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			far as the birth of Jesus Christ,
please be eponymous concern. But
		
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			yet the Christians they celebrate
this day, that is the 25th of
		
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			December and they say that is the
birthday of Jesus Christ peace be
		
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			upon him. And they say that on
this day Almighty God we got a
		
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			son. Now Isabella, unfortunately,
we find many Muslim that during
		
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			these religious festivals, whether
it be Christmas or whether it be
		
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			other festivals, for example,
Ganesha toothy or Durga Puja, many
		
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			Muslims, they have businesses for
example, a Muslim may have an
		
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			electronics business or a business
of garments or textiles and they
		
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			put banners in their shops,
Christmas offer or Christmas See,
		
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			even this should not be done. And
other religious festivals for
		
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			example Ganesha toothy And Ganesha
tutti is a festival, where in the
		
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			Hindus, they believe that it is
the birth of Ganesha, who they
		
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			claim is Almighty God and they
celebrate this festival and they
		
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			make idols on this day. That is
the day of festival. Now it is a
		
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			golden opportunity for us to Dawa
to the Hindus. It is mentioned in
		
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			the Vedas as well as in the
Punisher. It is mentioned star
		
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			star Punisher chapter four verse
290, not the secret the majesty of
		
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			that God there is no Pratima of
that God there is no image there
		
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			is no idol. So the Hindu
scriptures clearly prohibits idol
		
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			worship, whether it be Bhagwad
Gita, as it is mentioned the
		
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			Bhagavad Gita chapter number seven
was number 20. As well as in
		
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			Bhagavad Gita, chapter number 10
was number three, idol worship it
		
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			is prohibited, it is mentioned
star star Upanishad. It is
		
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			mentioned in Jesuit as well. So
when the Hindu scriptures
		
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			prohibits idol worship, why do the
Hindus make images of Almighty God
		
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			and go against their religious
scriptures? It is a golden
		
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			opportunity for us to do Dawa, to
the Hindus on their days of
		
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			festival. Therefore, celebrating
the festivals of the non Muslims,
		
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			it should totally be avoided, even
wishing them on their days of
		
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			festival, it should be avoided. In
fact, we should grasp this
		
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			opportunity to do Dawa, to our
Christian colleagues, to our
		
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			Christian friends. And if we do
not do Dawa, to our Christian
		
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			friends, to our Hindu friends and
to our non Muslim friends, on the
		
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			Day of Judgment, they will hold
our color and they will tell us
		
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			that why did you not tell us what
we are doing is wrong, and they
		
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			will enter hellfire and if you do
not do Dawa to them you will
		
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			follow them as well. Because it is
our duty to do Dawa, to our non
		
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			Muslim friends to our non Muslim
colleagues. If you truly love your
		
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			non Muslim friend, you would not
want him to go into hellfire. You
		
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			tell him what he's doing he's
wrong, rather than agreeing with
		
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			him and wishing him on this day of
festival. So tell your non Muslim
		
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			friends in a nice way that is good
with wisdom and with beautiful
		
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			teachings and inshallah it will
have an impact on them. As far as
		
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			eating in the houses of the non
Muslims on these days of the
		
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			religious festival for example, a
Christmas dinner or Christmas
		
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			lunch or any other specific lunch
when these non Muslims are invited
		
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			on that religious festivals
specifically on this day of their
		
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			religious festival. Even this
should totally be avoided, but
		
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			generally going to non Muslims,
homes or houses. If they invite us
		
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			there is no problem and as long as
the meat that they're serving is
		
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			halal and
		
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			This should be fine I hope that
answers your question