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All mankind is from Adam and Eve, an Arab has no superiority over a non-Arab nor a non-Arab has any superiority over an Arab; also a white has no superiority over a black nor a black has any superiority over white except by piety and good action. [Muhammad's Last Sermon]
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The Quran was sent down in the Arabic language from Allah to Muhammad with the angel Jibreel (Gabriel) as the messenger. It is the direct speach of Allah , so it cannot be considered Allah's word, if it is translated into any other language. However, its general meaning can be translated, so what appears here is a translation of the meaning of the Quran, but not the Quran itself.
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