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  2. List of characters and names mentioned in the Quran

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    The baqarah (Arabic: بَقَرْة, cow) of the Israelites [3]; The dhiʾb (Arabic: ذِئب, wolf) that Jacob feared could attack Joseph, and who was blamed for his disappearance [22] [23]

  3. Human nutrition - Wikipedia

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    The term "mineral" is archaic, since the intent is to describe simply the less common elements in the diet. Some are heavier than the four just mentioned – including several metals, which often occur as ions in the body.

  4. Mineral (nutrient) - Wikipedia

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    In the context of nutrition, a mineral is a chemical element. Some "minerals" are essential for life, but most are not. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Minerals are one of the four groups of essential nutrients; the others are vitamins , essential fatty acids , and essential amino acids . [ 4 ]

  5. Quran - Wikipedia

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    For example, sources based on some archaeological data give the construction date of Masjid al-Haram, an architectural work mentioned 16 times in the Quran, as 78 AH [75] an additional finding that sheds light on the evolutionary history of the Quran mentioned, [74] which is known to continue even during the time of Hajjaj, [76] [77] in a ...

  6. Black Stone - Wikipedia

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    The Black Stone (Arabic: ٱلْحَجَرُ ٱلْأَسْوَد, romanized: al-Ḥajar al-Aswad) is a rock set into the eastern corner of the Kaaba, the ancient building in the center of the Grand Mosque in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. It is revered by Muslims as an Islamic relic which, according to Muslim tradition, dates back to the time of Adam and ...

  7. Mineralocorticoid - Wikipedia

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    The name mineralocorticoid derives from early observations that these hormones were involved in the retention of sodium, a mineral.The primary endogenous mineralocorticoid is aldosterone, although a number of other endogenous hormones (including progesterone [1] and deoxycorticosterone) have mineralocorticoid function.

  8. Copper in biology - Wikipedia

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    Chronic copper poisoning leading to liver failure was reported in a young adult male with no known genetic susceptibility who consumed 30–60 mg/d of copper as a mineral supplement for 3 years. [104] Individuals residing in U.S. households supplied with tap water containing >3 mg/L of copper exhibited no adverse health effects. [105]

  9. Mineral - Wikipedia

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    The base structure becomes either [AlSi 3 O 8] − or [Al 2 Si 2 O 8] 2− There are 22 mineral species of feldspars, subdivided into two major subgroups – alkali and plagioclase – and two less common groups – celsian and banalsite.