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Quote by Uthman Dan Fodio
leaving them abandoned like beasts
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The phrase describes people or other beings being left without care or protection. Comparing them to “beasts” emphasizes extreme neglect and a loss of humane treatment. Because the quote is only a fragment, it does not identify who abandoned them or who “them” refers to.
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- Islamic Economic Thinking in the 12th AH / 18th CE Century
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