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The ill-omened days

الأيام النحسات

Every Wednesday falling on the fourth of the month in the Arabs' reckoning — the fourth past, the fourteenth, the fourteenth remaining and the twenty-fourth 1.

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For the Arabs, every Wednesday falls on the fourth day of the month, such as the fourth day past, the fourteenth day past, the fourteenth day remaining, the twenty-fourth, and the fourth remaining. 2

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The abjad letters named for Madyan's kings· Intellectual invasion (al-ghazw al-fikri) in the Sheikh's view· Islamic management· Media and the responsibility of its producers· al-Anwāʾ (Star Rains)· Jahiliyya names of days and months· Divining Arrows· The temples of the seven planets

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  1. Muruj al-Dhahab — al-Masʼudi , p. 510
  2. Muruj al-Dhahab — al-Masʼudi , p.510
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islam.museum contributors. “The ill-omened days”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/concept/ayyam-al-nuhsat/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-16.

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