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September 1996, Vol. 11, No. 3., p. 8) http://www.aarweb.org/old/members/mandaean.html (147) An Arabic English Lexicon by Edward William Lame (Part 4 pg.1640) (148) “Who are the Sabians?” by Sayyid Kamal Faghih Imani (Researcher & Founder of the Scientific and Religious Research Center Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali (a.s.) Public Library Isfahan, Islamic Republic of Iran) http://www.neda.net/nida.net/nooralQur’an/al-bagarah_p200_v62.html |
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| The Sabaean Religious Order |
| The Sabian Assembly |
| The Sabeans of the Old Testament |