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But bakre ki maa kab tak khair manayegi (for how long can the goat be safe? hehe it means at some or the other point, you do get slaughtered), and I got tagged for the 7 meme.
Archive 2006-02-01 bilbo 2006
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JazakAllah khair brother.. wat more can i say to u for posting such an insightful post! thnx again
WHEN ALLAH WHISPERS mkhalfan@gmail.com 2008
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But bakre ki maa kab tak khair manayegi (for how long can the goat be safe? hehe it means at some or the other point, you do get slaughtered), and I got tagged for the 7 meme.
Tagged - the 7 MeMe bilbo 2006
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In Arabic one says good morning “sabah al khair,” and in response one says “sabah al-noor,” which literally translates as “morning of light.”
Morning of Roses Mercedes 2007
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In Arabic one says good morning “sabah al khair,” and in response one says “sabah al-noor,” which literally translates as “morning of light.”
Archive 2007-10-01 Mercedes 2007
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Prophet has pithily expressed it [Arabic: khair ul umoor-e ausatiha],
Notes on Islam Ahmed Hussain
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(Al-khair kuluhu fí yadaika wash-sharru laisa 'alaika.)
The Faith of Islam Edward Sell
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Among the other subcastes in the Central Provinces are the Khaire, who take their name from the _khair_ [18] or catechu tree, presumably because they formerly prepared catechu; this is a regular occupation of the forest tribes, with whom it may be supposed that the Khaire have some affinity.
The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India - Volume IV of IV Kumhar-Yemkala Robert Vane Russell 1894
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Juadi, a gambler; Karsa, a deer; Khairaiya, the _khair_ or catechu tree; Lodhi, born from the caste of that name (in Saugor); Markam, the name of a Gond sept; Rajhans, a swan; Suriya Bansia, from the sun
The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India - Volume IV of IV Kumhar-Yemkala Robert Vane Russell 1894
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There is some reason for supposing that they are an occupational offshoot of the Kols and Cheros, who have become a distinct group through taking to the manufacture of edible catechu from the wood of the _khair_ tree.
The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India—Volume I (of IV) Robert Vane Russell 1894
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