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... scholars . These scholars believe that disruptions of social relations are the causative factor in suicide and that the greater the incidence of such disruptions in a population the higher the suicide rate . Most suicide victims have ex ...
... scholars . These scholars believe that disruptions of social relations are the causative factor in suicide and that the greater the incidence of such disruptions in a population the higher the suicide rate . Most suicide victims have ex ...
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... scholars believe the name Canaan comes from a Semitic word also meaning purple , because from at least the mid - 2nd millennium the Levan- tine coast was famous for the purple dye of the murex whelk , used in the manufacture of fine ...
... scholars believe the name Canaan comes from a Semitic word also meaning purple , because from at least the mid - 2nd millennium the Levan- tine coast was famous for the purple dye of the murex whelk , used in the manufacture of fine ...
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... scholars ( many of whose works are not extant in their original form ) and to lay the foundations for both Qur'anic and historical sciences . His life's labour began with the Qur'an Commentary and was followed by the History of Prophets ...
... scholars ( many of whose works are not extant in their original form ) and to lay the foundations for both Qur'anic and historical sciences . His life's labour began with the Qur'an Commentary and was followed by the History of Prophets ...
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