tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2845393936426953757.post1921360279382898751..comments2017-03-13T04:23:05.056-07:00Comments on Reviews By Sodium: (1) Arabia Before Appearance Of Islam.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2845393936426953757.post-54644276740135083552012-09-15T21:59:28.750-07:002012-09-15T21:59:28.750-07:00Juri,
I am glad I have just finished reviewing th...Juri,<br /><br />I am glad I have just finished reviewing the 14 topic about Islam to find your above comments. <br /><br />Although your comments indicate that your knowledge about the development of culture,the Old Testament and Christianity is profound,please understand that this series of topic is essentially designed to help understanding the essence of Islam as it should be understood. Therefore,I cannot deviate from the topic for lack of time. My plate is full and does not allow me to get involved in endless discussion about the development of culture,a faction of the Old Testament and the spread of Christianity.<br />Sorry,Juri,I simply cannot get involved in an endless discussion.<br /><br />Any way,I do thank you for your knowledgeable comments. <br /><br /> Sodiumnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2845393936426953757.post-30459979125236225902010-07-26T10:46:31.475-07:002010-07-26T10:46:31.475-07:00Hi Sodium,
This post was excellent in providin...Hi Sodium,<br /><br /> This post was excellent in providing a cultural framework to begin to understand the development of Middle Eastern culture. As I know you are aware, culture grows & develops not only over decades or centuries but also over millennia.<br /><br /> This is especially true as it relates to the development of the Middle East. The documentation of hatred between family lines & the warring between those family lines dates back at least 4,000 years to the time of the Middle Eastern patriarch of Abraham & the three generations that followed after him. I would love to hear your take on the lineage of Abraham's son Ishmael (whose mother was an Egyptian) as it relates to Ishmael being the "father of the Arabs." This strongly relates to other posts in your blog as it seems to be a natural point of contention of God's promises as they relate to Ishmael (Abraham's first born of Haggar) and Isaac (Abraham's first born of Sarah).<br /><br />On another note as it relates to the title of your post "Arabia Before the Appearance of Islam," the impact of heretical Christianity that had been expelled from Byzantium must be explored (click or copy to your browser http://books.google.com/books?id=js30HODt2aYC&pg=PR19&dq=irfan+shahid&hl=en&ei=bclNTJKjEsT38Ab1-eWVDA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CCkQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=irfan%20shahid&f=false) for a book by Irfan Shaid that addresses this) in order to understand the cultural & spiritual influences that led to the rise of Mohammed.Jurihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18360256289272025721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2845393936426953757.post-92121099648731403372010-06-22T12:45:50.510-07:002010-06-22T12:45:50.510-07:00Thank you,elisa. You have predicted it correctly:
...Thank you,elisa. You have predicted it correctly:<br />I was pampered by three new books plus one DVD. Most likely,reading those books has to wait till the Winter Season because of shortage of time.<br /><br />I regret the fact that I have failed in wishing you a Happy Mother Day in last May. Please forgive my un-intended negligence.<br /><br />The answer to your question is yes,tribes vary in size. Some tribes members numbered in hundreds<br />while other tribes may have members numbered in the thousands.<br /><br />In order to be a member of any tribe,you have to be born to a father and mother who are members of the tribe. It is a heredity thing.Sodiumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03822133278001399901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2845393936426953757.post-14032322866501360682010-06-20T08:18:26.724-07:002010-06-20T08:18:26.724-07:00Happy Father's Day Sodium. I trust your family...Happy Father's Day Sodium. I trust your family is pampering you today.<br /><br />Great column. Working in such a culture must have been interesting. <br /> It is difficult to envision a city such as Petra that was designed and built on rocks just as it is difficult to understand how the pyramids were built. <br />Did tribes vary by size? I assume you had to be born into a tribe.elisalouisanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2845393936426953757.post-30945806537821899192010-06-17T22:40:23.870-07:002010-06-17T22:40:23.870-07:00bint-mileh,
Based on my business dealings in the ...bint-mileh,<br /><br />Based on my business dealings in the Arab world in the 1970s and 1980s,some residue of "muruwah" has remained in the Arab people spirit,namely, generousity and desire to help the poor. These two aspects of "muruwah" are quite evident in the now-adays Arab society. I do not know about the rest of the aspects of "muruwah" whether they still adhere to or not. However,I was told by some of my Arab friends that the Bedouin Arabs(nomad Arabs) were still following the unwritten code of "muruwah" in their dealing among themselves. Although I have believed my friends,one way to test that is to live among the Bedouin Arabs as Lawrence of Arabia and John Glubb had done in the first half of the 20TH century-two British nationals who were very fluent in the Arabic language and quite knowledgeable in the Arab history and culture.Sodiumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03822133278001399901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2845393936426953757.post-91909613542865302342010-06-17T21:06:51.920-07:002010-06-17T21:06:51.920-07:00Informative essay. I'd be curious to know, in...Informative essay. I'd be curious to know, in your opinion, how "muruwah" is practiced (if at all) in contemporary Arabia.bint-milehnoreply@blogger.com