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فَأَسْقِطْ عَلَيْنَا كِسَفًۭا مِّنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ إِن كُنتَ مِنَ ٱلصَّٰدِقِينَ ١٨٧

Sura Ash-Shu'araa, ayah 187Meccan
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ChosenGharib al-Qur’an
Gharib al-Qur’anIbn Qutayba · d. 276 AH

{مِنَ السَّمَاءِ} يقال: كِسْفٌ وكِسْفةٌ، كما يقال: قِطْعٌ وقِطْعةٌ. و "كِسَفٌ" جمع "كِسْفَة" ، كما يقال: قِطَعٌ [جمع قطعة] . Ibn Qutayba 2/320Ibn Qutayba 2/320