Wikipedia's first sentence called it “phrase used by muslims to refer to an ancient community who are mentioned in the quran as the people of the cit”. Today it says “phrase used by muslims to refer to an ancient community that is mentioned in the 36th surah of the quran as the”. The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “Group of apostles mentioned in the Quran”. It now reads “Group of apostles mentioned in the Quran 1585-1590 Islamic manuscript”.
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Group of apostles mentioned in the Quran 1585-1590 Islamic manuscript depicting prophets and disciples of Isa visiting the ruler of the people of Ya-Sin. Two of them Sadiq and Saduq (John and Paul) raise a dead man to convince him of the Gospel. Next to the king sits Shalum (Simon-Peter) pointing at the miracle. People of Ya-Sin or Ashab al-Qarya ( Arabic : أصحاب القرية ) is the phrase used by Muslims to refer to an ancient community that is mentioned in the 36th surah of the Quran as the People of the City or the Companions of the City . The location and people of this city has been the subject of much scholarly debate in Islam .
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The opening as it stood in 2015
People of Ya-Sin is the phrase used by Muslims to refer to an ancient community who are mentioned in the Quran as the People of the City or the Companions of the City . The location and people of this city has been the subject of much scholarly debate in Islam .
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The opening as it stood in 2020
People of Ya-Sin is the phrase used by Muslims to refer to an ancient community that is mentioned in the Quran as the People of the City or the Companions of the City . The location and people of this city has been the subject of much scholarly debate in Islam .
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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023
Group of apostles mentioned in the Quran People of Ya-Sin or Ashab al-Qarya ( ) is the phrase used by Muslims to refer to an ancient community that is mentioned in the 36th chapter of the Quran as the People of the City or the Companions of the City . The location and people of this city has been the subject of much scholarly debate in Islam .
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Wikipedia's first sentence called it “phrase used by muslims to refer to an ancient community who are mentioned in the quran as the people of the cit”. Today it says “phrase used by muslims to refer to an ancient community that is mentioned in the 36th surah of the quran as the”. The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “Group of apostles mentioned in the Quran”. It now reads “Group of apostles mentioned in the Quran 1585-1590 Islamic manuscript”. Read the current article and compare.
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phrase used by muslims to refer to an ancient community who are mentioned in the quran as the people of the cit
Now
phrase used by muslims to refer to an ancient community that is mentioned in the 36th surah of the quran as the
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