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Tahlil
Wikipedia's first sentence called it “form of dhikr by uttering sentence lā ʾilāha ʾillā llāh”. Today it says “form of dhikr”.
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Tahlil ( Arabic : تَهْلِيل , tahlīl , Arabic pronunciation: [tah.liːl] ), also spelled Tahleel , is a form of dhikr that involves the praising of God in Islam by saying "There is no god but Allah. He has no partner with Him" ( لا إله إلا الله وحده لا شريك له ). Ørum, Olav (2018). Supplemented with Arabic Transliteration .
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Wikipedia's first sentence called it “form of dhikr by uttering sentence lā ʾilāha ʾillā llāh”. Today it says “form of dhikr”. Read the current article and compare.
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form of dhikr by uttering sentence lā ʾilāha ʾillā llāh
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form of dhikr
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