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Dec 2016
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Surah 032 - AS-SAJDAH (THE PROSTRATION) ...

AL-QURAN
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Name The Surah has been entitled As-Sajdah after the theme of Sajdah (prostration) as expressed in verse 15. Period of Revelation From the style of the Surah it appears that it was sent down during the middle Makkah period, more particularly in its initial stage, for one does not find in its background that severity of the persecution and tyranny which one ... Show More
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