Some 16th-century Italian clergymen tried to ban coffee because they believed it to be “satanic.” However, Pope Clement VII loved coffee so much that he lifted the ban and had coffee baptized in 1600.
TALAQ
Etymology
Noun
talaq (countable and uncountable, plural talaqs)
(Islam) An Islamic divorce, sanctioned by the Qur'an.
Verb
talaq (third-person singular simple present talaqs, present participle talaqing, simple past and past participle talaqed)
(Islam) To divorce somebody by this means.
Usage notes
• Talaq normally refers to an Islamic divorce initiated by the husband. Khula is the term used when it is initiated by the wife.
Source: Wiktionary
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