MILK

Arabic lab an ( لبن‎ ). The sale of milk in the udder is unlawful ( Hidāyah , vol. ii. p. 433). In the Qurʾān it is mentioned as one of God’s special gifts. “Verily, ye have in cattle a le on: we give you to drink from that which is in their bellies betwixt chyme and blood—pure milk—easy to swallow for those who drink.” ( Sūrah xvi. 68 .) MINĀ منى‎ . Lit . “A wish.” A sacred valley near Makkah, in which part of the Pilgrimage ceremonies take place. According to ʿAbdu ʾl-Ḥaqq, it was so called because Adam wished for paradise in this valley.