Mr. Mohammed and his ally deployed Quranic verses that suggest an embrace of pluralism.

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They told the guard, Mr. Alhadi, that they planned to convert the building into a Quranic school.

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There was also a handwritten note of which Quranic verses he planned to recite that month and how many times he was to say each verse.

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Dhani sings about religious freedom, weaving in Quranic references easily recognizable to Dewa's primary audiences in Indonesia, the world's most populous Muslim country, and neighboring Malaysia.

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Two years ago Mohsen Namjoo, the Iranian singer known as "Iran's Bob Dylan", was tried in absentia and found guilty for singing Quranic verses in an unorthodox manner.

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Muhyiddin said the government gave serious attention to Quranic education, not only on tahfiz (memorisation) but also tafsir (interpretation), ulum (science of) and al-Qiraat (recitation) of the Quran.

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Street vendors blast Quranic prayer and verses from hand-held radios.

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