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Is Arabic a Superior Language?
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siddi!!
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What's wrong with saying Sidi? |
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What's wrong with saying Sidi?
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I thought Rida was desi.
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I thought Rida was desi.
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They're allowed, sure, but why would they when they have a whole bunch of their own languages to speak? Islam doesn't have to mean Arabization.
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arabiyy rulezZ! besides it sounds better than sahab or bhai.
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Can we say "self-hating desi"?
Seriously, culture isn't haraam. There's no need to become Arab.
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lol, so any desi (oops am I self-hating now?) speaking arabic is 'self-hating'? that's ridiculous. And did you say 'haraam'? Don't you mean prohibited?
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assalamu alaykum
lol, so any desi (oops am I self-hating now?) speaking arabic is 'self-hating'? that's ridiculous. And did you say 'haraam'? Don't you mean prohibited?
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1. If you value it above Urdu/Punjabi/Hindko/Seraiki/Tamil/what-have-you because you think it's superior to use it somehow in everyday terms, then yes, it shows some disdain for your own culture. You're Arab, no?
2. What's the difference?
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What does Sidi mean?
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1.I'm half arab. What does distain have to do with anything, can't it just be a preference? It makes more sense to say 'desi' than 'asian' on this forum.
2.Exactly.He said sidi ''sounds better'' than bhai.
What's with these boxes?? An individual can't develop a love of anything other than his ''own'' without being judged? I have too many objections to your statement. What's with these divides?! Subhan Allah, I didn't know our parent's culture (or language) defines us and dictates what we can/cannot do/say.
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Re: Our Master Muhammad (ASWS)
sidi= a respectful way of saying 'brother'. can mean something like 'sir'. equivalent in Urdu might be 'sahab', punjabi 'saab'.
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Can we say "self-hating desi"?
Seriously, culture isn't haraam. There's no need to become Arab.
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You sound like a self-hating Muslim. Or a member of the BJP.
Arabic is the language of the Qur'an and hadiths. Every Muslim should do their best to learn it.
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Re: Our Master Muhammad (ASWS)
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1. If you value it above Urdu/Punjabi/Hindko/Seraiki/Tamil/what-have-you because you think it's superior to use it somehow in everyday terms, then yes, it shows some disdain for your own culture. You're Arab, no?
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lol, Timbs, I hope you're joking.
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sidi= a respectful way of saying 'brother'. can mean something like 'sir'. equivalent in Urdu might be 'sahab', punjabi 'saab'.
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Sidi, I think is more of a short form of sayyidi, my master. Used mostly as a honorific. |
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Sidi, I think is more of a short form of sayyidi, my master. Used mostly as a honorific.
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Yeah, thats what its derived from. Im not arab, so I could be wrong. But I understand the term to mean what I posted and I think its accurate. |
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