LOTS

Drawing of. There are two words used to expre drawing of lots— maisir ( ميسر‎ ) and ( قرعة‎ ) qurʿah . The former is used for games of chance, which are condemned in the Qurʾān ( Sūrahs ii. 216 ; v. 92 ); the latter the casting of lots in the division of land or property. ( Hidāyah , vol. iv. p. 17.)