Abdullah Ahmad Badawi Quotes

We have been given a role to play. We have been asked to provide, to give lectures on the role of Islamic development and the way we do it here, so the people who are Muslims there would understand what the role of Islam is.

Abdullah Ahmad Badawi

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• We have been given a role to play. We have been asked to provide, to give lectures on the role of Islamic development and the way we do it here, so the people who are Muslims there would understand what the role of Islam is.

  

  Abdullah Ahmad Badawi
  • People
  • Development
  • Islamic