The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions (310 page)
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Ay
(pl.
y
t
; Arab., ‘sign’ or ‘mark’). In the
Qur’
n
, a mark of All
h's existence and power (2. 248; 3. 41; 26. 197), and especially ‘a
miracle
’. The greatest sign and miracle of All
h is the Qur’
n, and sections of the Qur’
n, shorter than
suras
, are referred to as
y
t
. From this usage, the word has come to mean the verses of the Qur’
n. See also
‘ILM
.
yt; Arab., ‘sign’ or ‘mark’). In the
Qur’
n, a mark of All
h's existence and power (2. 248; 3. 41; 26. 197), and especially ‘amiracle
’. The greatest sign and miracle of All
h is the Qur’n, and sections of the Qur’n, shorter thansuras
, are referred to as
yt. From this usage, the word has come to mean the verses of the Qur’
n. See also‘ILM
.
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