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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
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Od nad within

"Of the document itself, he says: "It is very significant that Alawi community leaders have stressed that they are not a branch of Shia Islam but a separate Muslim religious community that is of and within Islam." (BBC website.)

Is "of and within" a compound preposition meaning "about and within"?
  

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Anonymous Is "of and within" a compound preposition meaning "about and within"? Basically, yes. I would paraphrase it as 'part of and within'.

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  • Anonymous Is "of and within" a compound preposition meaning "about and within"?
  • Basically, yes.
  • I would paraphrase it as 'part of and within'.
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AnonymousIs "of and within" a compound preposition meaning "about and within"?
Basically, yes. I would paraphrase it as 'part of and within'.
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