Old Writing

The writings of the malay archipelago
Left: Kawi with sanskrit | Laguna Copperplate
Right: Jawi with arabic | Terengganu Stone
It's fascinating how the Malay language have many Arabic words. Kitab (كتاب : book), khidmat (خدمة : service), ilmu (علم : knowledge), loghat (لغة : language), rezeki (رزق : livelihood), sihat (صحة : healthy) ... [ref] Even the ancient Malay script - the Jawi - is of Arabic letters! Perhaps the Malays started using it since the arrival of Islam, around the 12-13th century. | more...

INDO
GREEK

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Arabic   Hindi   Turkish


Persian   Hindi   Turkish



Still, since the 4-5th century, they used Sanskrit. At the time, the land was called Srivijaya (श्री विजय). So from Sanskrit, did the language became more Arabic? Like how the word Raja (राज) became Sultan (سلطان). Even now, the Malays retain many Sanskrit words. Suria (सूर्य : sun), agama (आगम : religion), puasa (उपवास : fast), syurga (स्वर्ग : heaven), neraka (नरक : hell), dosa (दोष : sin), pahala (फल : reward). | more ...



If I may ... I have a suspicion that the Sanskrit roots from the Israelite. But I can't verify it. I can only wonder about the Israelites spreading into nations throughout the earth. Since Malays seems to known heaven & hell - in Sanskrit - did somebody taught them before the Arabs?

I seek refuge in Allah SWT from errors
Only Allah SWT Knows Best والله أعلم

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Arabic Hebrew

Ummah

Nana

שבת שלום

Millenium BC

Gold Ribbons

So beautiful ماشاء الله
This is from GlobeEnterprise
When I was a child, I read a book about a girl in a ribbon shop. I remember the part about beautiful gorgeous ribbons. & today, I feel like I'm that kid ماشاء الله. I loved it so much, instead of buying in meters I bought rolls of gold ribbons. [photo]

I don't know what I'm going to do with so much gold ribbons right now. But think about the future! In the next 5 years, will the price increase (but hope not). & I'll have all these gorgeous ribbons - at that time - priced at the last 5 years. ان شاء الله Isn't it far sight? (◠v◠)

& I choose gold ribbons, coz gold is gorgeous ^[Q43:35]. But just in small portions though - I'm using a hint of gold with cream white.

BTW, in Islam owning gold requires the paying of zakat. [Q9:34-35] So I wonder if they use brass as a substitute to mimic gold? [SB9.90.334] It is a nice gold look-alike for that little decor. I think this pic is a brass astrolabe in arabic/persian. There could be chemistry to achieve this? Gold itself is actually a chemical element in the periodic table. [79 Au] Pure gold is soft.

Zakat for gold
PZS | PZP| PZJ

Zakat of 2.5% is obligated for:
· female jewelries - zakat if you wear more than what the locals usually wear (uruf)
· others e.g. currency, savings, decors - zakat if you own more than 85g

Hope I get it right, only Allah Knows Best والله أعلم

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Ben Yemen

What Is Money

Wedding

The invitation, if only the silver is in gold
This is from weddingcards2u

The guest reception
Not really this luxurious or indoors, I just love the color & lighting
The food: chicken biryani, watermelon juice (or guava)
I love a simple, elegant wedding. Basically, the wedding will have the nikah ceremony & feasting loved ones. Yes, even if I can just take anything for this dream wedding - money is no object (◠v◠) - for some reason I'm without ideas. The card, the venue, the food. Ummm... what else. Some fun games? Balloon for kids?

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم
أبصر النبي ﷺ نساء وصبيانا مقبلين من عرس فقام ممتنا
فقال اللهم أنتم من أحب الناس إليOnce the Prophet ﷺ saw some women and children coming from a wedding party. He got up energetically and happily and said, "By Allah! You are the most beloved of all people to me." [Sahih Bukhari 7.62.109]

May Allah SWT Guides. ❤

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Favors

Gold Ribbons

Mitzvah