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Encyclopedia of Religion entry for
Jiran
"Neighbors. "If a person make a bequest to his neighbors (jiran) it includes, according to some doctors, all those house which are within forty cubits of his house in every direction. Some say it is forty houses on either side of his." [See Bailie ‘s Digest of Imamiyah Law, pp. 216, 246.) [NEIGHBORS.] 
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citations: Dictionary of Islam, Hughes
article created 2006-04-12 , last updated 2006-04-12
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