Hasan believes the theory of abrogation of the Quran contradicts its "eternal validity". The one other Quranic verse using "naskh" in sense of abrogation is Q.22&colon;52. The two brothers continued to resist the military abrogation of the 1973 constitution in exile. There is no equivalent to the Quranic "Verses of abrogation" in the sunnah. On ascent to power Gowon reversed Ironsi's abrogation of the federal principle. See also Circumcision controversy in early Christianity and the Abrogation of Old Covenant laws. See also Abrogation of Old Covenant laws. North Korea denounced the abrogation of paragraph 13(d). Other scholars, however, maintain that no abrogation has taken place in the Quran. Verse 2&colon;106 is termed "The Abrogation verse". Scholars have proposed some limits on the application of abrogation. The abrogation of this agreement supposedly brought a curse onto local professional sports teams.