Arabic-L:LING:99 Names Query

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Date: 01 May 2000
From: Dwight Reynolds <dreynold at humanitas.ucsb.edu>
Subject: 99 Names Query

The UCSB Middle East ensemble is adding Sayyid Makawi's <al-asmaa'
al-Husna> (The 99 Names of God) to its repertoire.  In transcribing the
song, however, a puzzling omission has come to light: the song text
contains only 98 names and <al-Ahad> is not included in its customary
place between <al-Wahid> and <as-Samad>.  Does anyone know of a plausible
explanation for this?

Many thanks,
Dwight

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