stands for 300. Scit B. trecentum sibi cognatum retinère. And, again, Et B. trecentum per se retinere videtur. But with a line above, it denotes 3,000. For Becarre and Bemol (French for B…
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Sura XXXII — AdorationMecca — 30 Verses In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful. ELIF. LAM. MIM.[512] This Book is without a doubt a Revelation sent down from the Lord of the…
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