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Bismillah
Category | B |
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Title | Bismillah |
Details | The name of the formula “In the name of God the most merciful,” with which letters and public documents, among Musalmans are inscribed, which is repeated on the killing of any animal for food, and which is worn as Talisman against evil spirits. Bismillah is also the name of the ceremony held when a child reaches the age of four years and four days, when it is made to repeat the first chapter of the Koran.[P Ramanatha Aiyer’s The Law Lexicon] |
Created On | June 5, 2012, 8:04 AM |
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