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Post by xaria on May 4, 2009 10:08:39 GMT -5
anyone know why it is that almost all converts to islam take on an arabic name?
the only answer i can think of is that people have decided and arab=muslim which is ridiculous. so any ideas?
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Post by Armand Tanzarian on May 4, 2009 10:37:45 GMT -5
No idea, although one of the key characteristics of Islamic names is that it is paternal, not familial (i.e. Osama bin Laden literally means Osama, son of Laden). Muslims also prize the Arabic script and language as the language of God, so it would just as well be a way for Allah to understand their names. *shrug*
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Post by xaria on May 4, 2009 10:53:02 GMT -5
i so hope thats the reason so i can laugh at allah more
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Post by mice34 on May 4, 2009 17:08:39 GMT -5
I don't know. The belief by some groups the Qur'an can't be read in any other language might have something to do with it.
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Post by solomongrundy on May 5, 2009 16:20:18 GMT -5
^^^
I think you hit it on the head there . Muslim is to Arabic as Southern Baptist is to KJV.
Though I always thought 'ibn' meant 'son of' in Arabic.
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Post by dantesvirgil on May 6, 2009 11:09:47 GMT -5
Both "ibn" and "bin" mean the same thing. Whether you use one or the other depends on where it falls in the name. I *THINK* if it's at the beginning, then it's "ibn". If it's more towards the middle, it's "bin".
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Post by Death on May 6, 2009 11:41:34 GMT -5
anyone know why it is that almost all converts to islam take on an arabic name? the only answer i can think of is that people have decided and arab=muslim which is ridiculous. so any ideas? the same reason why people give christian names to their babies when they are baptised? Actually, the real reason is closer to the reason why nuns and monks change their name . It's to make a psychological break with the past and to give a new identity as a follower of that religion. Same reason why many destructive cults do it too. |
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