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- ↑ al-Buḫārī. Ṣaḥīḥ al-Buḫārī, Kitāb Aḥādīṯ al-anbiyāʾ.
- ↑ Hall, Tim. "The Mighty and Mysterious Gods and Goddesses of Wind". Weathersleuth. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
- ↑ Gen. 41:6, 23, 27; Ex. 10:13; 14:21; Job 15:2; 27:21; 38:24; Ps. 48:7; 78:26; Isa. 27:8; Jer. 18:17; Ezek. 17:10; 19:12; 27:26; Hosea 12:1; 13:15; Jonah 4:8; Hab. 1:9