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Glossary Entry

Bushra

بشرى
Definition

Good tidings — the announcement to Ibrahim and Sarah of Ishaq's birth, delivered by angelic guests. Sarah laughed in astonishment at receiving a child in old age, and the angels responded 'Do you wonder at the decree of Allah?' establishing that divine blessings exceed human expectation.

As understood in the classical tradition of Ibn Kathir and the scholars of his school.

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