Ayah al-`Alaq (The Clot, Read) 96:12

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أَوْ أَمَرَ بِالتَّقْوَىٰ

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أَوْ أَمَرَ بِٱلتَّقْوَىٰٓ

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Or he enjoins [of the] righteousness

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Aw amara bialttaqwa

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