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Al-Infitar

"The cleaving asunder." The title of the LXXXIInd Surah of the Qur’an, in which the word occurs. Zamakhshari, according to Savary, says that "the Muslims who shall recite this chapter shall receive a divine favor for every drop of water that drops from the clouds, and another for each grave on the face of the earth."

citations: Dictionary of Islam, Hughes

 

article created 2006-04-12 , last updated 2006-04-12





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