How many times does the word "البر" (al-birr) occur in Surat Al-Baqarah?
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The word "al-Birr" (piety/righteousness) appears four times in Surat al-Baqarah in verses (44, 177, 189), and once with a similar word, "tabarru" (to be righteous), in verse (224). Thus, it appears a total of five times with the word "al-Birr" and once with the word "tabarru".
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