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  2. Wa alaykumu s-salam - Wikipedia

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    The use of the greeting differs when interacting with non-Muslims such as people of the book (ahlul kitab). Some scholars are divided on the issue. Most believe that when greeted by non-Muslims, Muslims can only respond by stating "wa ʿalaykum" ("and upon you") instead of the longer version, while others suggest replying with a salam.

  3. Juz' - Wikipedia

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    A juzʼ (Arabic: جُزْءْ; pl.: أَجْزَاءْ, ajzāʼ; [1] lit. ' part ') is one of thirty parts of varying lengths into which the Quran is divided. [2] [3] It is also known as parah (Persian: پَارَه) in Iran and subsequently the Indian subcontinent.

  4. List of English words of Arabic origin - Wikipedia

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    To qualify for this list, a word must be reported in etymology dictionaries as having descended from Arabic. A handful of dictionaries have been used as the source for the list. [1] Words associated with the Islamic religion are omitted; for Islamic words, see Glossary of Islam. Archaic and rare words are also omitted.

  5. List of countries and territories where Arabic is an official ...

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    Along with the religion of Islam, the Arabic language, Arabic number system and Arab customs spread throughout the entire Arab caliphate. The caliphs of the Arab dynasty established the first schools inside the empire which taught Arabic language and Islamic studies for all pupils in all areas within the caliphate. The result was (in those ...

  6. Lisan al-Arab - Wikipedia

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    Occupying 20 printed book volumes (in the most frequently cited edition), it is the best known dictionary of the Arabic language, [2] as well as one of the most comprehensive. Ibn Manzur compiled it from other sources to a large degree.

  7. Arabic numerals - Wikipedia

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    Evolution of Indian numerals into Arabic numerals and their adoption in Europe. Positional decimal notation including a zero symbol was developed by Tamils, using symbols visually distinct from those that would eventually enter into international use.

  8. Be, and it is - Wikipedia

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    2:117– He is the One Who has originated the heavens and the earth, and when He wills to (originate) a thing, He only says to it: 'Be', and it becomes.; 3:47– Mary submitted: 'O my Lord, how shall I have a son when no man has ever touched me?'

  9. Judeo-Arabic - Wikipedia

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    Judeo-Arabic (Judeo-Arabic: ערביה יהודיה, romanized: 'Arabiya Yahūdiya; Arabic: عربية يهودية, romanized: ʿArabiya Yahūdiya (listen) ⓘ; Hebrew: ערבית יהודית, romanized: 'Aravít Yehudít (listen) ⓘ) is Arabic, in its formal and vernacular varieties, as it has been used by Jews, and refers to both written forms and spoken dialects.