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The English equivalent of the Arabic ‘k' and ‘n' (kun). Refers to the act of creation, from the Qur'án 3:42: ‘When He decreeth a thing, He only saith, "Be", and it is.'
[BD 28]
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Be. Qur'án 3:42 states: "When He decreeth a thing, He only saith, ‘Be,' and it is." The reference in Prayers and Meditations, page 85, thus means, "through His name creation was created." The Arabic is "k" and "n"—kun.
[BG 10]
 
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