Posted by asdf on 12/22/07 11:40

"Halloway" <hh@nevernever.com> wrote in message
news:YMGdnSYkaqDLdfHanZ2dnUVZ8qjinZ2d@eclipse.net.uk...
> Vince Morgan carefully considered the situation and wrote:
>>> And so the Prophet (pbuh) was buried in a grave dug in the floor of
>>> A'ishah's room, in the house next to the mosque. The spot became known
>>> as the Haram al-Nabawi and Muslims from all over the world go there to
>>> pray and to give their blessings and greetings of peace the Prophet
>>> Muhammad (pbuh). And Lo! thine verily will be a reward unfailing. And
>>> Lo! thou art of a tremendous nature. (Koran lxvii. 3-4)
>>
>> And here we break to olde english, which appears to be a widely used
>> tactic
>> to give a semblance of holiness.
>>
>>
>
> But's that what they spoke in the Middle East in Biblical times, isn't it?
>
> *confused now*

Maybe not in biblical times, but certainly after the crusades :)))))


*ducks*

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