Wikipedia's first sentence called it “part of the 99 names of god”. Today it says “one of the names of god in islam”. Sections present on October 6, 2023 no longer exist: “Deeper explanation”.
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One of the names of God in Islam al-ʻAfūw ( Arabic : العفو ) is one of the names of God in Islam . The Pardoner, The Most Forgiving, The Effacing, The Eliminator of Sins . It is one of the 99 Names of God used by Muslims to refer to God, and is described in Qur'an and Sunnah . "99 Names of Allah (Al Asma Ul Husna) - Meaning & Explanation" . 99 Names of Allah (Al Asma Ul Husna) .
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The opening as it stood in 2015
( Learn how and when to remove this message ) Afuw (Arabic: العفو) is one of the Names of Allah. It is part of the 99 Names of God , by which Muslims regard God and which are traditionally maintained as described in the Qur'ān , and Sunnah , amongst other places.
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Al-'Afuw (Arabic: العفو) is one of the Names of Allah. The Pardoner, The Most Forgiving, The Effacing, The Eliminator of Sins .It is part of the 99 Names of God , by which Muslims regard God, and it is described in Qur'ān and Sunnah .
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al-ʻAfūw ( ALA-LC romanization of ) is one of the Names of Allah. The Pardoner, The Most Forgiving, The Effacing, The Eliminator of Sins . It is part of the 99 Names of God , by which Muslims regard God, and it is described in Qur'an and Sunnah .
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Wikipedia's first sentence called it “part of the 99 names of god”. Today it says “one of the names of god in islam”. Sections present on October 6, 2023 no longer exist: “Deeper explanation”. Read the current article and compare.
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part of the 99 names of god
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one of the names of god in islam
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