Comments on: The Black Knight: ‘Antar and the Arab Epic http://azizaizmargari.wordpress.com/2007/12/24/the-black-knight-antar-and-the-arab-epic/ Reflections on the Intersection of Religion, Race, and Gender Wed, 16 Dec 2009 07:35:18 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Garabsare http://azizaizmargari.wordpress.com/2007/12/24/the-black-knight-antar-and-the-arab-epic/#comment-6161 Garabsare Tue, 03 Nov 2009 13:10:53 +0000 http://azizaizmargari.wordpress.com/2007/12/24/the-black-knight-antar-and-the-arab-epic/#comment-6161 THE ODE OF ANTARAH: 1. Arabic Text (AUDIO): On You-Tube: معلقة عنترة بن شداد العبسي الجزء الأول 1 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_LB2gY3khjY (Some lines are omitted) 2. Arabic Text (SCRIPT): http://www.khayma.com/salehzayadneh/moalaqat/antarah.htm 3. English Translation: http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/the-ode-of-ntara-alternate-translation/ THE ODE OF ANTARAH:

1. Arabic Text (AUDIO):
On You-Tube:
معلقة عنترة بن شداد العبسي الجزء الأول 1

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_LB2gY3khjY

(Some lines are omitted)

2. Arabic Text (SCRIPT):
http://www.khayma.com/salehzayadneh/moalaqat/antarah.htm

3. English Translation:

http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/the-ode-of-ntara-alternate-translation/

]]> By: Garabsare http://azizaizmargari.wordpress.com/2007/12/24/the-black-knight-antar-and-the-arab-epic/#comment-6160 Garabsare Tue, 03 Nov 2009 12:54:56 +0000 http://azizaizmargari.wordpress.com/2007/12/24/the-black-knight-antar-and-the-arab-epic/#comment-6160 Peace, Al-Mutanabbi sed: الخيل والليل والبيداء تعرفني والسيف والرمح والقرطاس والقلم Roughly translated: Da Horse, da Night (LOVE) & da Desert do KNOW ME; Da Sword, da Spear, da Pen and da Parchment as well. This guy was full of himself... But ANTARAH came close to that... He was a Warrior (FARIS.. CHEVALIER), A Lover and a POET "of imagination all compact" (to paraphrase da Bard). I think that the West canna appreciate ANTARAH (as their Crusading ancestors once did)is that the Age of Chivalry is gone! And it is difficult to explain the concepts of Muruwwa and Shahaamah! (المروة و الشهامة) No conspiracy theories here! Antarah is well known among da Arabs and if they DARE to forget him, there his clan (da Banu Abs) still extant that will keep reminding them of him. Peace,

Al-Mutanabbi sed:

الخيل والليل والبيداء تعرفني
والسيف والرمح والقرطاس والقلم

Roughly translated:

Da Horse, da Night (LOVE) & da Desert do KNOW ME;
Da Sword, da Spear, da Pen and da Parchment as well.

This guy was full of himself… But ANTARAH came close to that… He was a Warrior (FARIS.. CHEVALIER), A Lover and a POET “of imagination all compact” (to paraphrase da Bard).

I think that the West canna appreciate ANTARAH (as their Crusading ancestors once did)is that the Age of Chivalry is gone!

And it is difficult to explain the concepts of Muruwwa and Shahaamah! (المروة و الشهامة)

No conspiracy theories here!

Antarah is well known among da Arabs and if they DARE to forget him, there his clan (da Banu Abs) still extant that will keep reminding them of him.

]]> By: Garabsare http://azizaizmargari.wordpress.com/2007/12/24/the-black-knight-antar-and-the-arab-epic/#comment-6159 Garabsare Tue, 03 Nov 2009 12:09:56 +0000 http://azizaizmargari.wordpress.com/2007/12/24/the-black-knight-antar-and-the-arab-epic/#comment-6159 قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم (( ما وصف لي أعرابي قط فأحببت أن أراه إلا عنترة )) و هو ولم يدرك الإسلام Jama's rendition: (see above) Mohammed have been reproted to have said” i have never wished to see an Arab (meaning desert Arabs) to wished have seen but Antara”. ++++++++ Peace, The Above Prophetic Hadith (saying) is known as Maw-duu3 (i.e PLACED)... Spurious. What's significant here is dat a Muslim (presumably) is willing 2 risk the Hell Fire lying about da Prophet*P for da sake of Antarah! I grew up on Antarah in Yemen... But I wasn't aware that he was loved all over da Arab world.. Back in da 70s, I flew into Damascus, Syria, booked into a hotel in da city center, grabbed a bite 2 eat & went in search of a Tea House 4 a cuppa & was transported back in time... The place was packed. I didna know why! I found a seat near da door and asked 4 a cuppa... In da center of da cafe (a huge one), they had a raised dais.. A Throne & Huge table with one big book! What was going on? Around 8 p.m here comes this old timer flanked by 2 others ... Old timers, too... And helped him to his seat.. He opened the book and started reading from the DIWAAN ANTARAH! They call him da HAKAWATI... The story teller! That's how BIG Antara is! قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم (( ما وصف لي أعرابي قط فأحببت أن أراه إلا عنترة )) و هو ولم يدرك الإسلام

Jama’s rendition: (see above) Mohammed have been reproted to have said” i have never wished to see an Arab (meaning desert Arabs) to wished have seen but Antara”.
++++++++

Peace,
The Above Prophetic Hadith (saying) is known as Maw-duu3 (i.e PLACED)… Spurious.

What’s significant here is dat a Muslim (presumably) is willing 2 risk the Hell Fire lying about da Prophet*P for da sake of Antarah!

I grew up on Antarah in Yemen… But I wasn’t aware that he was loved all over da Arab world.. Back in da 70s, I flew into Damascus, Syria, booked into a hotel in da city center, grabbed a bite 2 eat & went in search of a Tea House 4 a cuppa & was transported back in time… The place was packed. I didna know why! I found a seat near da door and asked 4 a cuppa… In da center of da cafe (a huge one), they had a raised dais.. A Throne & Huge table with one big book! What was going on? Around 8 p.m here comes this old timer flanked by 2 others … Old timers, too… And helped him to his seat.. He opened the book and started reading from the DIWAAN ANTARAH!

They call him da HAKAWATI… The story teller!

That’s how BIG Antara is!

]]> By: Margari Aziza Hill http://azizaizmargari.wordpress.com/2007/12/24/the-black-knight-antar-and-the-arab-epic/#comment-5987 Margari Aziza Hill Fri, 14 Aug 2009 17:31:09 +0000 http://azizaizmargari.wordpress.com/2007/12/24/the-black-knight-antar-and-the-arab-epic/#comment-5987 Alex, you seem a bit detached from reality. Alex, you seem a bit detached from reality.

]]> By: Alex http://azizaizmargari.wordpress.com/2007/12/24/the-black-knight-antar-and-the-arab-epic/#comment-5985 Alex Fri, 14 Aug 2009 05:16:48 +0000 http://azizaizmargari.wordpress.com/2007/12/24/the-black-knight-antar-and-the-arab-epic/#comment-5985 The tanned actor above is extremely attractive. Frankly most Arabs are dark skinned. Who cares about skin colour. No one selects the tone of their skin and besides, it's just differing shades of brown or tan or dark olive or cocoa. Only the level of iman and taqwa separate one muslim from another. The tanned actor above is extremely attractive. Frankly most Arabs are dark skinned. Who cares about skin colour. No one selects the tone of their skin and besides, it’s just differing shades of brown or tan or dark olive or cocoa. Only the level of iman and taqwa separate one muslim from another.

]]> By: H http://azizaizmargari.wordpress.com/2007/12/24/the-black-knight-antar-and-the-arab-epic/#comment-5886 H Tue, 07 Apr 2009 17:54:58 +0000 http://azizaizmargari.wordpress.com/2007/12/24/the-black-knight-antar-and-the-arab-epic/#comment-5886 I am going to act as Antara at my univercity in front of the author of Thirsty Sword : Sirat Antar & the Arabic Popular Epic. The author peter heath is now the chancellor of my univercity. Wow. Please send me a reply. I am going to act as Antara at my univercity in front of the author of Thirsty Sword : Sirat Antar & the Arabic Popular Epic. The author peter heath is now the chancellor of my univercity. Wow. Please send me a reply.

]]> By: Zenobia http://azizaizmargari.wordpress.com/2007/12/24/the-black-knight-antar-and-the-arab-epic/#comment-5518 Zenobia Thu, 04 Dec 2008 23:41:09 +0000 http://azizaizmargari.wordpress.com/2007/12/24/the-black-knight-antar-and-the-arab-epic/#comment-5518 I Thought you would be interested in this recent blog "The Arab World’s Dirty Secret: Racism" by Mona Eltahawy. By the way cool blog, I linked you through Tariq Nelson. http://www.monaeltahawy.com/blog/?p=93#comments I Thought you would be interested in this recent blog “The Arab World’s Dirty Secret: Racism” by Mona Eltahawy.

By the way cool blog, I linked you through Tariq Nelson.

http://www.monaeltahawy.com/blog/?p=93#comments

]]> By: hakim http://azizaizmargari.wordpress.com/2007/12/24/the-black-knight-antar-and-the-arab-epic/#comment-5503 hakim Tue, 02 Dec 2008 03:19:59 +0000 http://azizaizmargari.wordpress.com/2007/12/24/the-black-knight-antar-and-the-arab-epic/#comment-5503 i grew up listening to the sirat of antar from the mouths of public storytellers in what we call "halqas' in my small hometown in central morocco. i saw te first antar adaptation to the big screen. i'm an independent filmamker now and have just completed a screenplay adaptation of the sirat of antar that is a mix of "historical" events inspired from his poetry and the myth surrounding his epic story... hoping to be able to get the project off the ground in the near future... i grew up listening to the sirat of antar from the mouths of public storytellers in what we call “halqas’ in my small hometown in central morocco. i saw te first antar adaptation to the big screen. i’m an independent filmamker now and have just completed a screenplay adaptation of the sirat of antar that is a mix of “historical” events inspired from his poetry and the myth surrounding his epic story… hoping to be able to get the project off the ground in the near future…

]]> By: Antar http://azizaizmargari.wordpress.com/2007/12/24/the-black-knight-antar-and-the-arab-epic/#comment-5415 Antar Fri, 07 Nov 2008 14:46:08 +0000 http://azizaizmargari.wordpress.com/2007/12/24/the-black-knight-antar-and-the-arab-epic/#comment-5415 My Actual name is Antar and i alwayse wanted to know what my name meant... i carry great pride in my name now...it was cool seein where all this came from... Thanks My Actual name is Antar and i alwayse wanted to know what my name meant… i carry great pride in my name now…it was cool seein where all this came from… Thanks

]]> By: Teaching Race and Islam « Just Another Angry Black Muslim Woman? http://azizaizmargari.wordpress.com/2007/12/24/the-black-knight-antar-and-the-arab-epic/#comment-5341 Teaching Race and Islam « Just Another Angry Black Muslim Woman? Sun, 12 Oct 2008 08:24:49 +0000 http://azizaizmargari.wordpress.com/2007/12/24/the-black-knight-antar-and-the-arab-epic/#comment-5341 [...] the hadith, the Prophet’s Last Sermon, one of the seven hanging verses written by ‘Antara, early biographical literature, al-Tabari’s account of the Zanj Salve revolt (one that he [...] [...] the hadith, the Prophet’s Last Sermon, one of the seven hanging verses written by ‘Antara, early biographical literature, al-Tabari’s account of the Zanj Salve revolt (one that he [...]

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