Fatwas Part One-Hundred-and-Fifty-One

Issued by: Dr. Ahmed Subhy Mansour, translated by: Ahmed Fathy

The Rise and Corruption of the Israelites

Published in February 7, 2020

Question: … Dear Sir, … Are the rise/height and corruption of the Israelites mentioned in the Quranic verse 17:4 linked to the modern Jewish State created inside Palestine in 1948 or not? Is corruption in Israel more or less than the one found in the Arab countries? Any ideas? … Thank you …

Answer:

 The Lord God says the following in the Quran: "And We conveyed to the Israelites in the Book: You will commit corruption on earth twice, and you will rise to a great height." (17:4). The current Israeli prime minister is accused of something trivial and is about to be held in trial for it; corruption in Israel is small and marginal because it is a democratic State; no one there is above the Law. This is in contrast to the Arab countries and the countries of the Muhammadans which suffer tyranny and corruption; rulers there issues laws as per their whims and control their 'subjects'; they own such 'subjects' who are not citizens. The rise and advancement of Israel in political, scientific, and technological aspects are primarily due to democracy and religious freedom there. This means real strength is found in the culture of democracy. Corruption and weakness are the main feature in tyrannical countries; many of them spread bloodshed as per news in the media now! As for the Quranic verse 17:4, it pertains, in our own view, to the history of Israelites; i.e., past events which predate the descent of the Holy Quran and which also have nothing to do with today's Israel established in 1948.

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Belief and Acts of Worship

Published in February 7, 2020

Question: … Dear Sir, … What are the differences, as per the Quran, between belief/faith and acts of worship? Are they synonymous? Any ideas? … Thank you …

Answer:

 They are never synonymous; acts of worship follow, and are the result of, either polytheistic or monotheistic faith/belief. The polytheistic belief of the Muhammadans is always lacking and incomplete because they worship and believe in other false gods, 'saints', and deities besides the Only One and True Lord God. This is reflected in acts of worship dedicated to many imaginary deities and to mausoleums/tombs housed inside many mosques of the Muhammadans. The monotheistic belief of Quranists is true, devoted, sincere, and complete; it is to believe in the Only One and True Lord God, Allah, as per the Quran only. This is reflected in acts of worship dedicated exclusively to the Lord God. The Lord God accepts the good deeds and the acts of worship by pious monotheists only; they believe only in the Best Discourse: the Holy Quran which is the Only Discourse/Book in Islam; He admits them into Paradise; in contrast, the Lord God nullified the good deeds and the acts of worship by polytheists; their fate is Hell in case they die without repentance. To know further how acts of worship follow the type of one's polytheistic or monotheistic belief/faith, please ponder deeply on the entire Quranic Chapter 39. 

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About Prayers, Again

Published in February 8, 2020

Question: … Dear Sir, … Is it OK that I end my daily five prayers with repeating this phrase twice (Peace, blessings and mercy of Allah be with you) while looking at my right side and my left side? … Thank you …

Answer:

 This is OK; this is part of prayers in Islam.

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Sunnite Imams in Congregational Prayers

Published in February 8, 2020

Question: … Dear Sir, … Is it OK to pray behind a Sunnite imam inside mosques if such an imam would never add any glorifications of Muhammad and would never sing the Quranic verses? … Thank you …    

Answer:

 You would better pray alone at home or with other Quranists; your prayers will never be acceptable if you enter the polytheistic mosques of the Muhammadans and listen to their devilish hadiths in their sermons.

 http://www.ahl-alquran.com/English/show_article.php?main_id=18522

http://www.ahl-alquran.com/English/show_article.php?main_id=18740

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About Testimony during Prayers, Again!

Published in February 9, 2020

Question: … Dear Sir, … I appreciate your answering my previous question but I have another one: What else shall I say apart from 3:18-19 during the testimony within prayers and before saying twice (Peace, blessings and mercy of Allah be with you) while looking at my right side and my left side? Any ideas? … Thank you …        

Answer:

 After reading this testimony during prayers: "God bears witness that there is no God but He, as do the angels, and those endowed with knowledge - upholding justice. There is no God but He, the Mighty, the Wise. Religion with God is Islam..." (3:18-19), you can choose to read any of the following Quranic verses: 112:1-4, 2:255, 59:22-24, or other verses which contain praising and glorifying the Lord God. You should do this within piety, reverence, and fear of the Lord God and also within monotheism, devotion, and sincerity. Even if you or other people do not, or cannot, memorize these Quranic verses, it is enough, as a testimony of prayers, to repeat sincerely the Islamic testimony of monotheism of (There is no God but Allah). Of course, one's prayers should never include praising mortals (e.g., Muhammad, Abraham, Ali, or the so-called 'saints'), as this is utter polytheism. The Lord God accepts acts of worship (including prayers) performed by pious monotheists only and never those performed by polytheists.   

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About the Quranic Chapter 12

Published in February 9, 2020

Question: … Dear Sir, … The Quranic verses which contain stories that include Egypt; namely, the story of Joseph inthe Quranic Chapter 12 and the story of Moses in many Quranic Chapters, show that Egyptians knew about God or Allah; this is strange as history tells us about many Egyptian gods..... I wonder if the word (Allah) in 12:31 was uttered as it is now in Arabic by the affluent women invited by the Potiphar's wife.................. What do you think?  … Thank you …      

Answer:

  The Ancient Egyptians believed in Allah the Dominant, Omniscient Lord God but they worshiped Him alongside with their worshiping the fabricated Pharaonic gods. This is polytheism. They were like the polytheistic Muhammadans of today, and of the past, who believe in the Lord God alongside with mortal deities and the so-called 'saints'. Monotheism is to worship, sanctify, and deify the Lord God only without any partners or associates. You will find a detailed answer to your question in our book, in English, titled (Egypt in the Holy Quran), found on this link:

http://www.ahl-alquran.com/arabic/book_main.php?main_id=97

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About the Quranic Verse 93:4

Published in February 10, 2020

Question: … Dear Sir, … The Lord God says the following in the Quran: "The Last is better for you than the First." (93:4). Does this mean that the last verses of the Quran revealed in Yathreb are better than the first ones revealed in Mecca? Any ideas? … Thank you …      

Answer:

 You misunderstand 93:4. It means that the Hereafter (i.e., the Last Day) is better than the transient life on earth (i.e., the First Day) for the pious winners who will enter into Paradise. Our view here is asserted in the very next verse: "And your Lord will give you, and you will be satisfied." (93:5); this means Muhammad will enter into Paradise in the Hereafter; this is his reward, which will give him contentment, granted to him after the Day of Judgment.

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Fortifications and Walls?

Published in February 10, 2020

Question:  … Dear Sir, … The Lord God says the following in the Quran: "They will not fight you all together except from fortified towns, or from behind walls..." (59:14); does this Quranic verse apply to Jews of modern Israel who fear face-to-face combat or military fighting and had to build the Bar Lev line when they unrightfully annexed and occupied the Egyptian Sinai peninsula in 1967 within the Six-Day War (before it is restored gradually to my country, Egypt, after the 1973 war)? Does the Quranic verse 59:14 indicate the reason why the Jews of modern Israel, because of their deep-seated fear and distrust inside the Jewish psyche regarding non-Jews or Gentiles, are keen on having military state-of-the-art weapons more than any other countries in the Middle-East?............. Any ideas?  … Thank you …      

Answer:

 The Quranic verse 59:14 and the whole Quranic Chapter 59 is about aggressors in Arabia among the People of the Book (i.e., Jews + Christians) who launched military attacks against the early believers in the Yathreb city-state; this means 59:14 is about Arabian Jews and Christians in particular and it is not about Israelites in all eras. Of course, your misunderstanding of 59:14 is due to the fake biography of Muhammad fabricated by the Abbasid author M. Ibn Ishaq who wrote the wrong view that 59:14 is about Jews of Arabia and Jews of all eras in general. Building walls and fortifications is typical human behavior in history before and after the revelation of the Holy Quran; e.g., the Great Wall of China and the French Maginot Line; the Bar Lev Line is no exception to this rule.  

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About the Quranic Verse 74:6

Published in February 11, 2020

Question: … Dear Sir, … The Lord God has addressed Prophet Muhammad here: "And pay no favors begrudgingly." (74:6). What is intended here? Any ideas? … Thank you …   

Answer:

 The Quranic verse 74:6 contains a command addressed to Muhammad and all monotheistic believers about not to show condescension by their offering favors/charity/Zakat to the needy and then reminding them of it constantly of it and feel/say that the needy were given too much.

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Christians and Muhammadans

Published in February 11, 2020

Question: … Dear Sir, …  I've watched a hot debate on YouTube between the Egyptian secular and Quranist thinker and YouTuber A. A. Maher and an Azharite sheikh....... The YouTuber left the studio in the midst of the debate as he went mad at the Azharite sheikh because he described Christians as 'infidels' and 'disbelievers' ........... What do you think of that?    … Thank you …     

Answer:

 Both Christians and Muhammadans are polytheists who deify mortals. Yet, the Muhammadans are more polytheistic and disbelieving people as they reject the Quran and deify Muhammad, his family members, and all clergymen as well as a large number of authors, imams, companions, sheikhs...etc., whereas Christians deify Jesus and his mother and clergy, among other dead human beings, but they have no Quran at all. The Muhammadans have abandoned the Quran as they believe in devilish hadiths which are the foundation of the terrestrial, man-made Shiite, Sufi, and Sunnite religions. When Quranists preach Quranism to any of the Muhammadans, they are accused by them of being apostates, infidels, and heretics. Arab Christians especially the Orthodox Copts of Egypt are peaceful people; they adhere to Islam in terms of peaceful demeanor. As for extremist fanatical Muhammadans, many of them resort to compulsion in religion, violence, and terrorism; thus, they are disbelievers/polytheists in terms of behavior (i.e., unjust aggression). This means that violent Muhammadans combine between disbelief in terms of polytheistic faith tenets (like Christians) and disbelief/polytheism in terms of violent demeanor. This means the Muhammadans are more disbelieving and polytheistic than today's Arab Christians. Today's Muhammadans are not Muslims/monotheists/believers in terms of both faith and behavior.        

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About Iblis

Published in February 11, 2020

Question: …  Dear Sir, … I don't understand how Satan or Iblis knows quite well about his fate in Hell and that God exists...etc., and yet, he continues to freely disobey and tempt; I am referring to these Quranic verse about what Satan will be forced to say on the Last Day: "And Satan will say, when the issue is settled, “God has promised you the promise of truth, and I promised you, but I failed you. I had no authority over you, except that I called you, and you answered me. So do not blame me, but blame yourselves. I cannot come to your aid, nor can you come to my aid. I reject your associating with me in the past. The unjust ones will have a most painful torment.”" (14:22). ................ Any ideas? …  Thank you …        

Answer:

 The angels in the Upper Realm have freedom of choice and of thinking; as per the Quran, they can discuss matters with the Lord God; the angel Iblis was among them; the Lord God knew that Iblis concealed his pride; when the Lord God tested the angels with the unfamiliar divine command of prostrating to Adam once his soul is breathed into his body, all angels obeyed the divine command except for Iblis the arrogant rebel angel; his disobedience exposed his pride and he became Satan the Devil; he was expelled from the Upper Realm as the outcast enemy of the Lord God who is bent on misleading most human beings: "When your Lord said to the angels, “I am placing a successor on earth.” They said, “Will You place in it someone who will cause corruption in it and shed blood, while we declare Your praises and sanctify You?” He said, “I know what you do not know.” And He taught Adam the names, all of them; then he presented them to the angels, and said, “Tell Me the names of these, if you are sincere.” They said, “Glory be to You! We have no knowledge except what You have taught us. It is you who are the Knowledgeable, the Wise.” He said, “O Adam, tell them their names.” And when he told them their names, He said, “Did I not tell you that I know the secrets of the heavens and the earth, and that I know what you reveal and what you conceal?” And We said to the angels, “Prostrate to Adam.” They prostrated, except for Satan. He refused, was arrogant, and became one of the disbelievers." (2:30-34); "He said, “What prevented you from prostrating when I have commanded you?” He said, “I am better than he; You created me from fire, and You created him from mud.” He said, “Get down from it! It is not for you to act arrogantly in it. Get out! You are one of the lowly!” He said, “Give me respite, until the Day they are resurrected.” He said, “You are of those given respite.” He said, “Because you have lured me, I will distract them from Your Straight Path. Then I will come at them from before them, and from behind them, and from their right, and from their left; and you will not find most of them thankful.” He said, “Get out of it, despised and vanquished. Whoever among them follows you - I will fill up Hell with you all." (7:12-18). 

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Paid Slaves of the KSA

Published in February 12, 2020

Question: … Dear Sir, … What is your own view of some Wahabi/Salafist sheikhs who appeared on TV, in Egypt and in the KSA, to say that some of their previously preached views/fatwas are wrong and some hadiths they propagated are false and that they apologize for this? …  Thank you …

Answer:

 The Salafist, Wahabi media figures are merely paid slaves owned and financed by the KSA whether they live inside the KSA or inside Al-Sisi's Egypt. When the Saudi crown-prince, M. Ibn Salman, has decided to liberate his kingdom from the Wahabi extremism and fanaticism, some Salafist/Wahabi media figures and sheikhs who have not approved of what he did were arrested and imprisoned; those Wahabi/Salafist sheikhs who have approved of the stance of Ibn Salman did so because they feared that financing them with millions of riyals would stop and they feared imprisonment. Of course, many obsequious, venal Wahabi clergymen will readily embrace the new religion of Ibn Salman (except those who joined the ranks of the terrorist MB organization). Thus, the Saudi kingdom is discarding Wahabism gradually, whereas Wahabi Egyptians living and working inside Saudi Arabia are in a muddle; they are either to applaud Ibn Salman or to leave the Saudi kingdom immediately. We feel very sorry for a nation of mindless cattle who are herded by the mean, vile, base Wahabi clergymen and they hate and curse Quranists and Quranist thinkers like our person. The Lord God is Sufficient for us; He is the Excellent Guardian.

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Intermarriages, Again!

Published in February 12, 2020

Question: … Dear Sir, … As per the Quranic verse "Do not marry female polytheists, unless they have believed. A believing maid is better than an disbelieving female polytheist, even if you like her..." (2:221), I cannot marry a Sunnite polytheistic young woman; I desire to marry a Quranist young woman but I never know any in the society where I live ........ Is it OK if I married a Sunnite young woman, anyway? What about the religion of the kids if I have any?! …  Thank you …

Answer:

 You misunderstand 2:221; the reference to polytheism in 2:221 indicates violence/aggression by waging wars and practicing compulsion in religion; i.e., disbelief/polytheism in terms of aggressive behavior and not as per faith tenets. A Quranist man can marry a peaceful non-Quranist woman of any denominations; a Quranist woman can marry a peaceful non-Quranist man of any denominations. This is done within mutual consent, mutual respect, and especially respecting religious freedom for everyone, as the core value adhered to by the married couples. This is because peaceful demeanor is Islam in terms of behavior. We have repeated such facts in many of our previous articles and YouTube videos. As for the offspring, they should be raised as per the moralistic higher values (which are the same as Islam's Quranic higher values) shared by all human beings: human rights, truthfulness, honesty, charity, justice, respect, generosity courage, peace,...etc. When they grow up as adults, they will choose for themselves freely which religion to follow.

 http://www.ahl-alquran.com/English/show_article.php?main_id=14595

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Arrangement of Quranic Chapters, Again!

Published in February 13, 2020

Question: … Dear Sir,  … Is there any logic behind thearrangement of Quranic Chapters? Why are not they arranged thematically? Any ideas?  … Thank you …     

Answer:

 We have written before the that the arrangement of Quranic Chapters and how the Quranic verses are written in their unique spelling and phrasing are things done by the Lord God Himself; He inspired Muhammad to write the entire Quran that way and in that arrangement of verses and Chapters shortly before the death of Muhammad; this was part of the mission of Muhammad regarding conveying the Quranic Message; Muhammad fulfilled his mission and died. The miraculous numerical features in the Quranic text prove what we assert here.  

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The Quran and the Whole World

Published in February 13, 2020

Question: … Dear Sir,  …  I understand that the Quran is God's Last Message to the whole world and all humankind in all eras; yet, the Quran descended in Arabic only and it has addressed primarily the Arabian people of the 7^th century Arabia; even the translations of it into world languages/tongues cannot fully show the eloquence of the Arabic style of the Quranic text and its miraculous features............... Any ideas? … Thank you … 

Answer:

 Through translations of the Quran and also via teaching Arabic for certain (conquered) nations, the Quranic Message has already reached Africa, the two Americas, Europe, China, India, Indonesia, and Central Asia. Those who never heard of the Quran will not be tormented by the Dominant Lord God. The core of the Quranic Message has reached most people in all tongues and in all eras even if they never read the Quran; this core is the monotheism of (There is no God but Allah) and the belief in the Hereafter and the Last Day. Each human community had its warners and/or prophets/messengers. The tragedy is that Satan tempts most people to fall into the trap of polytheism: the belief in Allah/God alongside with false, imaginary deities. Satan made Arabs/Muhammadans fall into the trap of polytheism and to abandon the Quran though they can read it in their own mother-tongue; let alone non-Arabs. For more details about the universality of Islam and how the Lord God has sent messengers/prophets and warners to every human community, we refer you to these two articles of ours, in English, found on the following links:

http://www.ahl-alquran.com/English/show_article.php?main_id=18127

http://www.ahl-alquran.com/English/show_article.php?main_id=17975

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We Do Not Know This Man!

Published in February 14, 2020

Question: … Dear Sir, …  A book (in Arabic) was published online by an unknown American author of Iraqi origin who claims being a Quranist and being taught by you inside the USA; his name is..........; in his book, he ridicules Shiite clergymen and their hadiths except for one hadith about....... Previously, this man was declared an infidel by Shiite clergymen in Iraq; he was accused of plagiarism within his previous researches; as a lawyer for 20 years, he claimed working for a while for the UN and that he has close ties with many Egyptian thinkers esp. the expatriates among them like you. ............. What do you think? …  Thank you …    

Answer:

 We do not know this man and we never heard of his name before; we never met with him in Egypt or in the USA. By the way, many Quranists within our website write comments and articles using pen-names or pseudonyms; we never know most of them in person; our only conditions to allow people to write articles on our website are to never deny Quranic facts of Islam and to never quote hadiths except in order to refute and criticize them.

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Solomon and Joseph

Published in February 14, 2020

Question: … Dear Sir,  …  I have a question about Joseph's words addressed to his father Jacob in the Quranic Chapter 12 about his dream/vision and about Solomon's relation with the Queen of Sheba and the jinn................ … Thank you …    

Answer:

We have written a lot about both Quranic stories; please use the search box on our website to look for our writings about these topics. Of course, the jinn and devils exist in the first Barsakh level of the earth and they have no omniscience at all: "Then, when We decreed death for him, nothing indicated his death to them except an earthworm eating at his staff. Then, when he fell down, it became clear to the jinn that, had they known the invisible, they would not have remained in the demeaning torment." (34:14). It is a Quranic fact that Satan whispered to Joseph's brothers and tempted them to get rid of Joseph.

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About the Quranic Verse 18:6

Published in February 14, 2020

Question: … Dear Sir, …  What is meant by the Quranic verse 18:6 addressed to Muhammad? … Thank you …  

Answer:

 The Lord God says the following in the Quran: "Perhaps you may destroy yourself with grief, chasing after them, if they do not believe in this Discourse." (18:6); this means Muhammad felt utter grief for the disbelievers who insist on rejecting the Quran; the Lord God has commanded not to feel such sentiments; the same meaning is repeated here: "What of him whose evil deed was made attractive to him, and so he regards it as good? God leads astray whomever He wills, and He guides whomever He wills. Therefore, do not waste yourself sorrowing over them. God knows exactly what they do." (35:8); "Perhaps you will destroy yourself with grief, because they do not become believers." (26:3). 

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About the Quranic Verse 20:120

Published in February 15, 2020

Question: … Dear Sir, …  This is about Satan tempting and  deceiving Adam inside the Barsakh Paradise: "But Satan whispered to him. He said, “O Adam, shall I show you the Tree of Immortality, and a kingdom that never decays?”" (20:120); my question now is as follows: How come that Satan knew that Adam and his wife desired immortality and ownership? … Thank you …

Answer:

 For a detailed answer to your question, we refer you to our book, in English, titled "An Imaginary CNN Interview with Prophet Muhammad". Satan tempted Adam and his wife by his repeated and insistent whispers to them inside the Barsakh Paradise and by swearing by the name of God that he sought to advise them; Satan made use of the fact that Adam and his wife coveted ownership and attaining immortality: "But Satan whispered to him. He said, “O Adam, shall I show you the Tree of Immortality, and a kingdom that never decays?” And so they ate from it; whereupon their naked bodies became visible to them, and they started covering themselves with the leaves of Paradise. Thus Adam disobeyed his Lord, and fell." (20:120-121); "But Satan whispered to them, to reveal to them their nakedness, which was invisible to them. He said, “Your Lord has only forbidden you this tree, lest you become angels, or become immortals.” And he swore to them, “I am a sincere advisor to you.” So he lured them with deceit. And when they tasted the tree, their nakedness became evident to them, and they began covering themselves with the leaves of Paradise. And their Lord called out to them, “Did I not forbid you from this tree, and say to you that Satan is a sworn enemy to you?”" (7:20-22).Adam and his wife knew they were mortals; they knew they will die and leave this Barsakh Paradise;Satan knew about their wish to attain everlasting life and ownership of the Paradise bliss.We infer from the Quran that Satan made use of this weakness in order to tempt Adam and his wife; Satan managed to make them disobey the Lord God by consuming the fruit of the Forbidden Tree. Satan knew about the wish of Adam and his wife because Satan was formerly the angel Iblis who was among the Upper Realm angels (before his being expelled and transformed into a jinn: Satan the Devil); this means he had more knowledge than Adam and his wife. Satan knows about Adam as a successor on earth and about the Resurrection Day; Satan knows that all creatures are mortals, as each of them has a preordained time to die, and that they desire never to die. This is how Satan managed to deceive Adam and his wife.

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Mutual Consent within Fornication!

Published in February 15, 2020

Question: … Dear Sir, …  After one year of denial, the imprisoned Swiss media figure and preacher, Tariq Ramadan, who is a member of the terrorist MB organization, confessed that he never raped the two women who accuse him of raping them; he confessed to the judges in France that he paid both women for sex and that such sexual relations are based on mutual consent; he said that this is legal! My question now is as follows: is illicit sex; i.e., fornication, OK or legal in Islam only if it is based on mutual consent between a man and a woman?! Or does this man talk about laws in Europe?! … Thank you …        

Answer:

 In Islam, mutual consent is hardly considered a justification for committing any sins at all including fornication or adultery. The accused person whose name you mention is never talking about Islam at all; we tend to think that he refers to secular laws. Illicit sex or fornication (i.e., extramarital sex) is prohibited in Islam in all forms: with or without mutual consent, with or without paying money, with a man or with a woman, and within long monogamous relations or within promiscuity (e.g., one-night stands). Mutual consent is required in Islam in two cases as per the Quran: marriage contracts and trade/business transactions.