The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions (113 page)

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Alb
.
A Christian eucharistic
vestment
, derived from the Graeco-Roman
tunica talaris
. It is a long white
(Lat.,
albus
) garment usually with tight-fitting sleeves and held in at the waist by a cord (‘girdle’).
al-Bai
w
.
‘Abdallah b. ‘Umar al-Bai
w
,
of Persian origin, author of one of the best known works of
tafs
r
(
Qur’
n
commentary). Al-Bai
w
belonged to the
Sh
f
‘
school of law, and wrote on law, grammar, and scholastic theology. He became chief
q
i
(judge) in Shir
z, and died in 1286 CE.

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