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o fhu m a n r e s o u rc e s The re w a s n o d iffe re n c e fo r t h e A r a b W o r ld 1 4 c e n t u r ie s

a g o in t h is r e g a r d T h e d e v e lo p m e n t b e g a n a fte r t h e a p p e a ra n c e o f P ro p h e t

M u h a m m a d a n d h is in t ro d u c tio n o f s a m w ith t h e Q u ra n a s t h e m a in

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n e ith e r re a d n o r w r ite ,
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b e s to w e p o n h im b y G o
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u n in t e r r up t e d c h a in s o f n a r r a t io n s t h a t
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b e g a n to u n de r s ta n d t h e e x a m p le s g iv e n by M u ha m m a d an d to p re s e n t
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