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مُفَصَّلٌ

Root: فصل

Full Definition

مُفَصَّلٌ A necklace between every two pearls [or other beads] of which is put a bead [of another kind], or a شَذْرَة [or bead of gold, &c.], or a gem, to form a division between every two of the same colour, or sort.
2 آيَاتٍ مُفَصَّلَاتٍ, in the Kur [vii. 130] means [Signs, or miracles,] between every two whereof was made a separation by a period of delay: or which were made distinct, plain, or manifest.
3 And المُفَصَّلُ is an appellation of The portion of the Kur-án from [the chapter entitled] الحُجُرَات [i. e. ch. xlix.] to the end; accord. to the most correct opinion: or from الجَاثِيَة [ch. xlv.]: or from القِتَال [ch. xlvii.]: or from قَاف [ch. l.]: or from الصَّافَّات [ch. xxxvii.]: or from الصَّفّ [ch. lxi.]: or from تَبَارَكَ [ch. lxvii.]: or from إِنَّا فَتَحْنَا [ch. xlviii.]: or from سَبِّحِ ٱسْمَ رَبِّكَ [ch. lxxxvii.]: or from الضُّحَى [ch. xciii.]: this portion is thus called because of its many divisions between its chapters: or because of the few abrogations therein: accord. to the A, it is the portion next after that called المَثَانِى.
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