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Book: The Qur'an

Chapter: 53. The Star

DOI: 10.1558/equinox.43785

Blurb:

This sūra opens with reports of two ‘visions.’ These are followed by a section rejecting the idea that angels are the ‘daughters of God.’ It concludes with a summary of the contents of ‘the scrolls of Moses and Abraham.’ Q53 takes its title from ‘the star’ mentioned in the opening verse.

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