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Encyclopedia of Religion entry for
Lais
An Arabic tribe descended from Kinanah. Al-Baizawi says they thought it unlawful for a man to eat alone, and were the cause of the verse in the Qur’an, Surah xxiv. 60; "There is no crime in you, whether ye eat together or separately."
citations: Dictionary of Islam, Hughes
article created 2006-04-12 , last updated 2006-04-12
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