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Al-Humazah
. "The slandered." The title of the CIVth Surah of the Qur’an, so called because it commences with the words: "Woe unto every slanderer." The passage is said to have been revealed against al-Akhnas ibn Shariq, who had been guilty of slandering the Prophet.
citations: Dictionary of Islam, Hughes
article created 2006-04-12 , last updated 2006-04-12
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