Do the words "البنين" (al-banin) and "البنون" (al-banun) in Surah Al-Isra, verse 6, and Surah Al-Kahf, verse 46, refer exclusively to males?
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The 6th verse of Surat Al-Isra, "Then We gave you back the return [of dominance] over them. And We aided you with wealth and sons and made you more numerous in man power," means that the intended meaning of the word "sons" (البنين) is male children, and this is the common meaning of the word in the Holy Quran and the Arabic language.
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