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Please don't lump muslims into one huge group that have "inherited" something from Arabs. It's very inaccurate.

rokhayakebe 18y ago
Maxklein, Saying Muslims did not inherit a big portion of their tradition and culture from Arabs is like saying Africans did not inherit tradition and culture from colonials. Now, I am both African and Muslim since birth. If you look at my username it says Rokhaya which is 100% Arabic and Kebe which is a common last name in West Africa. Out of the 9 main languages in my country you will find plenty Arabic words in each one of them, yet you will not find as much of one language in another. Secondly we are thought to memorize everything in academia and that we are able to do mostly because before going to school we spent our early days memorizing the Koran. Not understanding, not even being able to read in some cases, but memorizing the parchments. Can you please explain further your statement and give some examples, and I will be able to go even further.
- maxklein 18y ago
  Muslims are very diverse, and of course there has been a strong arabic influence on the cultures of places that follow the muslim customs. Your statement was this: "This is probably why he was able to accumulate a deep knowledge in so many fields. Muslims have inherited this from Arabs." There are more than a billion muslims in the world. They span from Indonesia to East Africa to the Western Coast of Africa through to the the Middle East and Afghanistan. Accumulating deep knowledge in a field is not something that was inherited from the Arabs. It is something that comes from the local culture and the local traditions. Some muslim societies value deep knowledge, some do not. Islamic societies have a common bond, but they are still VERY different. You are over-generalising, and I am pointing out that the role of religon on the many different cultures has not been estabished.
  - rokhayakebe 18y ago
    You are correct and I totally agree, I ll be more careful in the future.

Maxklein, Saying Muslims did not inherit a big portion of their tradition and culture from Arabs is like saying Africans did not inherit tradition and culture from colonials. Now, I am both African and Muslim since birth. If you look at my username it says Rokhaya which is 100% Arabic and Kebe which is a common last name in West Africa. Out of the 9 main languages in my country you will find plenty Arabic words in each one of them, yet you will not find as much of one language in another. Secondly we are thought to memorize everything in academia and that we are able to do mostly because before going to school we spent our early days memorizing the Koran. Not understanding, not even being able to read in some cases, but memorizing the parchments. Can you please explain further your statement and give some examples, and I will be able to go even further.

maxklein 18y ago
Muslims are very diverse, and of course there has been a strong arabic influence on the cultures of places that follow the muslim customs. Your statement was this: "This is probably why he was able to accumulate a deep knowledge in so many fields. Muslims have inherited this from Arabs." There are more than a billion muslims in the world. They span from Indonesia to East Africa to the Western Coast of Africa through to the the Middle East and Afghanistan. Accumulating deep knowledge in a field is not something that was inherited from the Arabs. It is something that comes from the local culture and the local traditions. Some muslim societies value deep knowledge, some do not. Islamic societies have a common bond, but they are still VERY different. You are over-generalising, and I am pointing out that the role of religon on the many different cultures has not been estabished.
- rokhayakebe 18y ago
  You are correct and I totally agree, I ll be more careful in the future.