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غتاء السيل

English translation: Torrent scum

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Arabic term or phrase:	غتاء السيل
English translation:	Torrent scum

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22:47 Oct 11, 2009

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Arabic term or phrase: غتاء السيل

يوشك الأمم أن تداعى عليكم كما تتداعى الأكلة على قصعتها فقال قائل ومن قلة نحن يومئذ قال يا انتم يومئذ كثير ولكنكم كغثاء السيل ولينزعن الله من صدور عدوكم المهابة منكم وليقذفن الله في قلوبكم الوهن فقال قائل يا رسول الله وما الوهن قال حب الدنيا وكراهية الموت) رواه الإمام احمد في مسنده 5/278

samah A. fattah KudoZ activity Questions: 46 (2 open) (2 without valid answers) (4 closed without grading) Answers: 240 Egypt
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Torrent scum

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Note added at 9 mins (2009-10-11 22:56:46 GMT)
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