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Mar 2024
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7. Surah al-A'araf | سورة الأعراف

Hashem Nabil, هاشم نبيل
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A brief commentary of Chapter 7 (verses 1 to 58) of the Holy Quran. These verses are both an invitation to do good and a warning from being arrogant and disobedient. A brief commentary of Chapter 7 (verses 59 to 147) of the Holy Quran. In this part we learn important lessons from the lives of the prophets and long gone civilisations. A brief commentary of ... Show More
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