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Wife of
Mu
ammad
. Although divorced after a domestic quarrel, she was later taken back. She is said to have owned the first written version of the Qur’
n.

 
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(Heb., ‘conclusion’). A
synagogue
reading from the biblical
prophets
. The second reading in the synagogue on
Sabbaths
,
Festivals
, and on the afternoons of fast days is taken from the prophetic books.

 
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Hagar
.

The servant of
Sarah
who was given as concubine of
Abraham
and became the mother of
Ishmael
(Genesis 16. 1–16).
In Islam, Hagar is the wife of Ibr
h
m (
Abraham
), who was sent out by him, with their son Ism
‘
l (Ishmael), into the desert. Hagar's running between two small hills, in search of water, is said to be the origin of the rite of
sa‘y
, ‘running’ between
af
and Marwa, which is part of the ritual of ‘umra.

 
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