What are some veterans words that best grasp the horror of war?
The account of Captain John Page who served with the United States 4th Infantry in the Battle of Palo Alto on May 8, 1846, is truly horrifying. From the Historical Society of Pennsylvania article "A Forgotten American Hero: Capt. John B. Page" (https://hsp.org/blogs/hidden-his..."The Philadelphia Public Ledger, on June 15, 1861, reprinted a soldier's narration of the scene, stating how a 'six pound shot carried away the lower jaw of Capt. Page...The blood of poor Page was the first blood I saw; he was knocked down in the grass, and as he endeavored to raise himself, he presented such a ghastly spectacle that a sickly, fainting sensation came over me....' "Page lived for two more months, unable to speak or feed himself. Despite continued medical care from a Dr. W. W. Mercer, Page died on July 12, 1846, survived by his wife.
What so you think is the differnce between an Egyptian and an Arab?
I Just answered a similar question here: http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;... I think it will be useful having a look at all the answers there too. But any way, here is my answer: We have to distiguish between three definitions for Arab: 1- Arab as an ethnicity is widely perceived as being that group of people who are direct decendants of Ishmael (Ismaeel) son of Abraham (Ibrahim). Those are mainly tribes located in the Arab peninsula (Saudi Arabia, Gulf States, Yemen and stretching north to include parts of Jordan Syria and Iraq. 2- Arab as a cultural influence, including the spoken Arabic language and other cultural aspects. 3- Pan Arabism as a political/ nationalistic movement dating back to the early 20th century and which can be loosely defined today as the countries member of the Arab League. Now applying those definitions to the case of Egypt we can say that Egypt politically and culturally speaking is definitely an Arab country since Egypt is a founding member of the Arab League, is greatly influenced by the Arab culture since the Arab Conquest in 640 AD, and the Arabic language is the official language of the state and is the language used by the overwhelming majority of Egyptians. But when it comes to the Arab ethnicity, although some Egyptians can trace their ethnic origins back to the Arab peninsula but still most of the Egyptians have mixed origins. Egypt since ancient times was a melting pot of many cultures, civilizations and ethnicities and we can not accurately say that modern Egyptians belong to this or that ethnic group. Egyptians are loosely categorized as middle eastern or caucasian. And I believe Zoser is right when he said we are an ethnicity by ourselves, since our history overdates the presence of most other major ethnic categorizations. Having said that, and further emphasizing on the first definition above (i.e. Arab as an ethnicity) its worth mentioning that the mother of Ishmael, Hagar, was Egyptian. So while not all Egyptians are ethnically Arabs, all Ethnic Arabs should be considered half Egyptian since Ishmael himself was half Egyptian.
Difficult English grammar?
1.C 2.A 3.D 4.B 5.A 6.C 7.B 8.B 9.C 10.B 11.C 12.B 13.D 14.C 15.C Please check the answers again im not sure they are all right.
Ramadan: Who was Sayf ibn Umar al-Tamimi?
The following leading Sunni scholars confirm that Sayf Ibn Umar was a well-known liar and untrustworthy: (1) al-Hakim (d. 405 AH) wrote: "Sayf is accused of being a heretic. His narrations are abandoned." (2) al-Nisa'i (d. 303 AH) wrote: "Sayf's narrations are weak and they should be disregarded because he was unreliable and untrustworthy." (3) Yahya Ibn Mueen (d. 233 AH) wrote: "Sayf's narrations are weak and useless." (4) Abu Hatam (d. 277 AH) wrote: "Sayf's Hadith is rejected." (5) Ibn Abi Hatam (d. 327 AH) wrote: "Scholars have abandoned Sayf's narrations." (6) Abu Dawud (d. 316 AH) wrote: "Sayf is nothing. He was a liar. Some of his Hadiths were conveyed and the majority of them are denied." (7) Ibn Habban (d. 354 AH) wrote: "Sayf attributed fabricated traditions to the good reporters. He was accused of being a heretic and a liar." (8) Ibn Abd al-Barr (d. 462 AH) mentined in his writing abut al-Qa'qa: "Sayf reported that al-Qa'qa Said: I attended the death of the Prophet Muhammad." Ibn Adb al-Barr continued: "Ibn Abu Hatam said: Sayf is weak. Thus, what was conveyed of the presence of al-Qa'qa at the death of the Prophet is rejected. We mentioned the Sayf's traditions for knowledge only." (9) al-Darqutini (d. 385 AH) wrote: "Sayf is weak". (10) Firoozabadi (d. 817 AH) in "Towalif" mentioned Sayf and some others by saying: "They are weak." (11) Ibn al-Sakan (d. 353 AH) wrote: "Sayf is weak." (12) Safi al-Din (d. 923 AH) wrote: "Sayf is considered weak." (13) Ibn Udei (d. 365 AH) wrote about Sayf: "He is weak. Some of his narrations are famous yet the majority of his narrations are disgraceful and not followed." (14) al-Suyuti (d. 900 AH) wrote: "Sayf's Hadith is weak." (15) Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani (d. 852 AH) wrote after mentioning a tradition: "Many reporters of this tradition are weak, and the weakest among them is Sayf." so whats with the hypocrisy in claiming that shiism arose from this guy? loool pedram, i didnt even see your answer, but i guess great minds think alike :D