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Ubaidur Rahman Zia
Wikipedia's first sentence called it “pakistani islamic scholar who served as the vice chairman of the all pakistan ulema council and president of te”. Today it says “pakistani islamic scholar”. The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “Pakistani Islami scholar Maulana”. It now reads “Pakistani Islami scholar (died 2020)”.
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Ubaidur Rahman Zia ( Urdu : مولانا عبیدالرحمن ضیاء ) was a Pakistani Islamic scholar who served as the Vice Chairman of the All Pakistan Ulema Council and president of Tehreek e Ahyaa e Sunnat Pakistan. He died on 27 May 2020. Grandson: Abdul Basit which is doing PhD in nanotechnology at China.
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Wikipedia's first sentence called it “pakistani islamic scholar who served as the vice chairman of the all pakistan ulema council and president of te”. Today it says “pakistani islamic scholar”. The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “Pakistani Islami scholar Maulana”. It now reads “Pakistani Islami scholar (died 2020)”. Read the current article and compare.
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pakistani islamic scholar who served as the vice chairman of the all pakistan ulema council and president of te
Now
pakistani islamic scholar
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