The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions (109 page)

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al-Akhira
(the hereafter)
:
al-‘Aq
qah
(sacrifice at time of a birth)
:
see
SACRIFICE
(Islam).
al-Aq
Mosque
:
al-Arba‘ayn
(commemoration of departed):
see FUNERALS RITES (Islam).

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