Help. I seem to have lost a term that I learned here.

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11 Aug 2009, 1:16 am

The first place I saw this particular term was here, so I figured I would ask if someone could help refresh my memory.

In the context of scripture, when one teaching or verse overrides or updates a previous one. Used in Islam frequently.

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11 Aug 2009, 8:50 am

Abrogate.


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