The Women of the Arabs (Paperback)

Sprache: Englisch

Verlag: Eileen Library, 2026

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Paperback. STATE OF WOMEN AMONG THE ARABS OF THEJAHILIYEH, OR THE "TIMES OF THE IGNORANCE."In that eloquent Sura of the Koran, called Ettekwir, (lxxxi.) it is said, "Whenthe girl buried alive shall be asked for what sin she was slain." The pas-sage no doubt refers to the cruel practice which still in Mohammed's timelingered among the tribe of Temim, and which was afterwards eradicatedby the influence of Islam. The origin of this practice has been ascribed tothe superstitious rite of sacrificing children, common in remote times toall the Semites, and observed by the Jews up to the age of the Captivity, aswe learn from the denunciations of Jeremiah. But in later times daughterswere buried alive as a matter of household economy, owing to the povertyof many of the tribes, and to their fear of dishonor, since women were of-ten carried off by their enemies in forays, and made slaves and concubines tostrangers.So that at a wedding, the wish expressed in the gratulations to the newly-married pair was, "with concord and sons," or "with concord and perma-nence; with sons and no daughters." This same salutation is universal in3 HENRY HARRIS JESSUPSyria now. The chief wish expressed by women to a bride is, "may God giveyou an arees," i.e. a bridegroom son.In the Koran, Sura xiv, Mohammed argues against the Arabs of Kinaneh, who said that the angels were the daughters of God. "They (blasphemously)attribute daughters to God; yet they wish them not for themselves. When afemale child is announced to one of them, his face grows dark, and he is asthough he would choke."The older Arab Proverbs show that the burying alive of female children wasdeemed praiseworthy."To send women before to the other world, is a benefit.""The best son-in-law is the grave."The Koran also says, that certain men when hearing of the birth of a daugh-ter hide themselves "from the people because of the ill-tidings; shall he keepit with disgrace, or bury it in the dust." (Sura xvi.)It is said that the only occasion on which Othman ever shed a tear, was whenhis little daughter, whom he was burying alive, wiped the dust of the grave-earth from his beard!Before the Seventh Century this practice seems to have been gradually aban-doned, but was retained the longest in the tribe of Temim. Naman, king ofHira, carried off among his prisoners in a foray, the daughter of Kais, chiefof Temim, who fell in love with one of her captors and refused to returnto her tribe, whereupon her father swore to bury alive all his future femalechildren, which he did, to the number of ten.Subsequent to this, rich men would buy the lives of girls devoted to inhuma-tion, and Sa Saah thus rescued many, in one case giving two milch camels tobuy the life of a new-born girl, and he was styled "the Reviver This historical exploration uncovers the harrowing customs of a pre-Islamic era, where the birth of a daughter was met with shame and the terrifying ritual of infanticide. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

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Titel
The Women of the Arabs (Paperback)
Autor
Henry H. Jessup
Verlag
Eileen Library
Erscheinungsjahr
2026
Zustand
new
Einband
Paperback
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN-13
9798240815454

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