Mohammed Ashraf spent hours at the Makkah Masjid in Chennai hoping to make it to the Indian Administrative Services. What the mosque offered was better than prayers - a coaching institute with the best of teachers. A week ago, he became the first student of the Makkah Masjid coaching academy to clear the civil services exam. He has ranked 1,032 in his first attempt, but that hasn't dimmed his joy.
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