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And they say, 'That which is within the bellies of these, forbidden, cattle, namely, the camels [they call] Sā'ibas or Bahīras, is reserved, permitted, for our males and forbidden to our spouses, that is, the women; but if it be dead (read maytatun or maytatan, and the verb as either feminine takun or masculine yakun, 'if it be') then they [all] may be partakers thereof'. He, Allahu ta’ālā, will assuredly requite them for their describing, [this and] that as [either] permitted or forbidden, with the appropriate requital thereof. Surely He is Wise, in His actions, Knowing, of His creatures.