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حَنِيفِيَّةٌ

Root: حنف

Full Definition

حَنِيفِيَّةٌ , accord. to Th and Zj, An inclining to a thing: but ISd says that this explanation is nought.
2 The law of Abraham; which is the religion of El-Islám: also termed مِلَّةٌ حَنِيفِيَّةٌ.
3 See also حَنَفِيَّةٌ.
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