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Lots, Drawing Of
There are two words used to express drawing of lots- maisir 
and 
Qur’ah. The former is used for games of chance, which are condemned in the Qur’an (Surahs ii. 216; v. 92); the latter the casting of lots in the division of land or property. (Hiddyah, vol. iv. p. 17.)
citations: Dictionary of Islam, Hughes
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