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  "ar": "Not Afraid to Stand Alone ⁦(لا نخشى الوقوف وحدنا)⁩",
  "en": "Not Afraid to Stand Alone",
  "ur": "ناٹ افریڈ ٹو اسٹینڈ الون"
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  "ar": "الألبوم الثاني لفرقة الهيب هوب الأمريكية نيتف دين، صدر في نوفمبر 2007 بإحدى وعشرين مقطوعة تستعمل الإيقاع وحده، وصدرت منه نسخة صوتية؛ موضوعاته تسبيح الله وصعوبات حياة المسلم والثبات والصلاة والحج والنبي، والتمييز الذي يلقاه المسلمون في أمريكا، وفيه ضيوف منهم عصام بشيري من آوتلانديش وزين بيكا.",
  "en": "The second album of the American hip-hop group Native Deen, released in November 2007 with twenty-one tracks using percussion only, plus a voice-only version; its themes include praise of God, the hardships and steadfastness of Muslim life, prayer, the hajj, the Prophet and the discrimination Muslims face in America, with guests including Isam Bachiri of Outlandish and Zain Bhikha.",
  "ur": "امریکی ہپ ہاپ گروپ نیٹو دین کا دوسرا البم، نومبر 2007 میں اکیس ٹریکس کے ساتھ جاری ہوا جن میں صرف تال کے ساز ہیں، اور ایک صرف آواز والا ورژن بھی آیا؛ موضوعات میں اللہ کی حمد، مسلمان کی زندگی کی مشکلات، نماز، حج، نبی اور امریکہ میں مسلمانوں سے امتیاز شامل ہیں۔"
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   "hijri": "1428",
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     "en": "Stand Alone"
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     "en": "The Message"
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     "en": "Hold the Line"
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     "en": "Rain Song"
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   "source": "English Wikipedia 'Not Afraid to Stand Alone' (revision 1292282900 of 26 May 2025, citing retailers and Ronda Sewald's review in Black Grooves, 6 March 2009) and Wikidata Q16959028 (revision 2509462037), read in Chrome on the founder's Mac on 7 November 2026. The five spoken interludes (tracks 2, 8, 10, 17 and 20) are left out of the track list and described in the prose; producer Abdul-Malik Ahmad is a group member, named in the prose",
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   "sections": [
    {
     "heading": "موجز",
     "markdown": "«Not Afraid to Stand Alone»، أي «لا نخشى الوقوف وحدنا»، هو الألبوم الثاني لفرقة الهيب هوب الأمريكية [[group/native-deen|نيتف دين]]، صدر في نوفمبر 2007 عن شركة الفرقة، وسُجّل في استوديوهات أوميغا بولاية ميريلاند، وأنتجه عضوها عبد الملك أحمد، ومدته خمس وسبعون دقيقة. {cite:wikipedia-not-afraid-to-stand-alone-en} {cite:wikidata-not-afraid-to-stand-alone}"
    },
    {
     "heading": "ما هو",
     "markdown": "يجمع الألبوم الفيوجن والآر أند بي والهيب هوب، ولا يستعمل من الآلات إلا الإيقاع، وصدرت منه نسخة بالأصوات وحدها. {cite:wikipedia-not-afraid-to-stand-alone-en} وتتنوع موضوعاته بين تسبيح الله، ومشقة أن يكون المرء مسلما، والثبات على الدين، وخشية الله، وقيمة الحياة، والصلاة، والنبي، والدعوة، والحج، والتوكل، والاعتزاز بالإسلام؛ وتذكر المقالة نقلا عن مراجعة بلاك غروفز أن أبرز جديده إدخال غناء على الطريقة الجنوب أفريقية وتأملات أعمق في التمييز الذي يلقاه المسلمون في أمريكا. {cite:wikipedia-not-afraid-to-stand-alone-en}"
    },
    {
     "heading": "الأغاني والضيوف",
     "markdown": "من أغانيه «Subhan Allah» و«Stand Alone» و«Lord Is Watching» و«Sea of Forgiveness» و«Pray Before...» و«طلع البدر» و«The Message» و«Labayk» و«Eid Morning» و«Rain Song» و«M-U-S-L-I-M». {cite:wikipedia-not-afraid-to-stand-alone-en} يغني عصام بشيري من فرقة [[group/outlandish|آوتلانديش]] في «Still Strong»، والمنشد الجنوب أفريقي زين بيكا في «زمّلوني»، وتتخلله فواصل مسجّلة يتحدث فيها سراج وهاج وإنغريد ماتسون ورامي نشاشيبي. {cite:wikipedia-not-afraid-to-stand-alone-en}"
    },
    {
     "heading": "المراجع",
     "markdown": "- مقالة ويكيبيديا الإنجليزية «Not Afraid to Stand Alone»، المراجعة 1292282900 في 26 مايو 2025. {cite:wikipedia-not-afraid-to-stand-alone-en}\n- عنصر ويكي بيانات Q16959028. {cite:wikidata-not-afraid-to-stand-alone}\n- مقالة ويكيبيديا الإنجليزية عن نيتف دين. {cite:wikipedia-native-deen-en}"
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    "lang": "ar",
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   "sections": [
    {
     "heading": "Summary",
     "markdown": "Not Afraid to Stand Alone is the second studio album of the American hip-hop group [[group/native-deen|Native Deen]], released in November 2007 on the group's own label, recorded at Omega Recording Studios in Maryland and produced by its member Abdul-Malik Ahmad; it runs 75 minutes. {cite:wikipedia-not-afraid-to-stand-alone-en} {cite:wikidata-not-afraid-to-stand-alone}"
    },
    {
     "heading": "What it is",
     "markdown": "The album mixes fusion, R&B and hip-hop, uses only percussion instruments, and was also released in a voice-only version. {cite:wikipedia-not-afraid-to-stand-alone-en} Its themes range over praise of God, the hardships of being a Muslim, steadfastness in practice, fear of God, the value of life, prayer, the Prophet, dawah, the hajj, trust in God and pride in being Muslim; the article, citing a review in Black Grooves, names as its main novelty South African-style singing and darker reflections on the discrimination Muslims face in America. {cite:wikipedia-not-afraid-to-stand-alone-en}"
    },
    {
     "heading": "Songs and guests",
     "markdown": "Its songs include 'Subhan Allah', 'Stand Alone', 'Lord Is Watching', 'Sea of Forgiveness', 'Pray Before...', 'Tala'al Badru', 'The Message', 'Labayk', 'Eid Morning', 'Rain Song' and 'M-U-S-L-I-M'. {cite:wikipedia-not-afraid-to-stand-alone-en} Isam Bachiri of [[group/outlandish|Outlandish]] sings on 'Still Strong' and the South African singer Zain Bhikha on 'Zamilooni', and spoken interludes feature Siraj Wahhaj, Ingrid Mattson and Rami Nashashibi. {cite:wikipedia-not-afraid-to-stand-alone-en}"
    },
    {
     "heading": "References",
     "markdown": "- English Wikipedia, 'Not Afraid to Stand Alone', revision 1292282900 of 26 May 2025. {cite:wikipedia-not-afraid-to-stand-alone-en}\n- Wikidata item Q16959028. {cite:wikidata-not-afraid-to-stand-alone}\n- English Wikipedia article on Native Deen. {cite:wikipedia-native-deen-en}"
    }
   ],
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   "sections": [
    {
     "heading": "خلاصہ",
     "markdown": "«ناٹ افریڈ ٹو اسٹینڈ الون» امریکی ہپ ہاپ گروپ [[group/native-deen|نیٹو دین]] کا دوسرا البم ہے، جو نومبر 2007 میں جاری ہوا، میری لینڈ میں ریکارڈ ہوا اور گروپ کے رکن عبدالملک احمد نے پروڈیوس کیا۔ {cite:wikipedia-not-afraid-to-stand-alone-en} {cite:wikidata-not-afraid-to-stand-alone}"
    },
    {
     "heading": "موضوعات اور مہمان",
     "markdown": "البم میں صرف تال کے ساز ہیں؛ موضوعات میں اللہ کی حمد، مسلمان کی مشکلات، نماز، نبی، حج اور امریکہ میں مسلمانوں سے امتیاز شامل ہیں۔ {cite:wikipedia-not-afraid-to-stand-alone-en} [[group/outlandish|آؤٹ لینڈش]] کے عصام بشیری «اسٹل اسٹرانگ» میں اور زین بھیکا «زمّلونی» میں شریک ہیں۔ {cite:wikipedia-not-afraid-to-stand-alone-en}"
    },
    {
     "heading": "مراجع",
     "markdown": "- انگریزی ویکیپیڈیا، نظرِ ثانی 1292282900۔ {cite:wikipedia-not-afraid-to-stand-alone-en}\n- ویکی ڈیٹا Q16959028۔ {cite:wikidata-not-afraid-to-stand-alone}\n- نیٹو دین پر انگریزی ویکیپیڈیا مضمون۔ {cite:wikipedia-native-deen-en}"
    }
   ],
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