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Ird. Ird ( Arabic: عرض, romanized : ʿirḍ) is the Bedouin honor code for women. A woman is born with her ird intact, but sexual transgression can take it away. It is different from virginity, as it is emotional and conceptual. Once lost, ird cannot be regained.
Traditionally, the word 'awrat, alongside the word za'ifeh (which derives from Arabic ḍa'īf ( ضعيف ), meaning weak), has been associated with femininity and women who live under the protection of a man. In modern-day Iran, using 'awrah or za'ifah to refer to women is uncommon and is considered sexist language. Instead, the word " zan" is ...
Arabic literature ( Arabic: الأدب العربي / ALA-LC: al-Adab al-‘Arabī) is the writing, both as prose and poetry, produced by writers in the Arabic language. The Arabic word used for literature is Adab, which comes from a meaning of etiquette, and which implies politeness, culture and enrichment. [1]
Shams al-Ma'arif or Shams al-Ma'arif wa Lata'if al-'Awarif [a] is a 13th-century grimoire centered on Arabic magic and claimed to be a manual for achieving esoteric spirituality. It was written by the scholar Ahmad al-Buni who wrote it while living in Algeria; he died around 1225 CE (622 AH ). [1] The book is a patchwork of bits and pieces of ...
We've got plenty of Arabic names for baby boys and girls to inspire you. From timeless classics like Muhammad and Fatima to fresh picks like Nasreen and Faris, this guide serves up plenty of ...
Shame, shame on you. Shame, shame on you. In the song, the singer is rebuking his straying girlfriend. The recording was Cooley's first after taking over the band from Jimmy Wakely, and the first of an unbroken chain of six hits which led to him being on the cover of Billboard in March 1946. [1] ". Shame On You" was the first song whose rights ...
Lachs added she did not know "why we're not giving you answers, but no matter what we say you're not going to believe us." "And in my heart of hearts, I don't believe this is antisemitism," she said.
Diwan (poetry) A Mughal scribe and Daulat, his illustrator, from a manuscript of the Khamsa of Nizami, one of the most famous Persian diwan collections. In Islamic cultures of the Middle East, North Africa, Sicily [1] and South Asia, a Diwan ( Persian: دیوان, divân, Arabic: ديوان, dīwān) is a collection of poems by one author ...