آداب الرافدين (Mar 1979)
Arabic writing in pre-Islamic times and learning method
Abstract
The Arab was not illiterate in the pre-Islamic era, he lived in his vast desert, he did not know anything about life, he would go there in search of water and grass, so if he lost them he died in his desert then he went with the absentees. Rather, history states that the Arabs had an independent entity, so they established their countries in their land. And they left many traces in its edges, indicating the greatness of that entity and that wonderful civilization, and preserving for us the names of their princes and their wealth in Yemen, in Palmyra, in Al-Hirah and in the middle of the island - the state of Canada. They invaded it by five hundred thousand and demolished it, so they said: "Shammar Kanad", meaning fennel, which he destroyed, then a king who followed Al-Aqran Ibn Abi Malik arrived at it and ordered its architecture. It is inconceivable that these countries do not have their charters and covenants, and they are closely linked with other countries, such as the Ethiopians, Persians and the Romans. In addition to this, we find the names of many priests, doctors and translators, and the names of the literary markets that they used to establish in different places on that island in Dumat Al-Jandal, and the Hajar market in Bahrain and Amman, then Al-Muffer, then Sohar in Al-Shahr and Okaz, according to the number of months of the year, and the morals that prevailed in those markets A high level and a wonderful human spirit, all of this indicates a human civilization and a remarkable development in the lives of people. About it, we can imagine the contribution of their knowledge and sciences to rooting this civilization, laying its foundations and establishing its foundations. From here we can judge that this nation, has known writing and spread throughout the island, and it is the most important aspect of civilization that took root in their homes. We will follow the themes that dealt with this aspect, and review the sayings of a number of orientalists and their followers who were weakening the interest of the Arabs in it, and saying that it is influenced by Aramaic, it is not original, and they put barriers between writing the south and writing the north. To strip this nation of all traces of civilization, on the pretext that the first civilizations had their sources other than the land of the Arabs, which is a starting point through which they seek to destroy the hopes that the Arabs want today, so that it is a factor in pushing to despair and preventing progress and advancement. We will review the texts indicating the spread of writing throughout the island, and mention the methods of its spread and teaching, in order to prove to the reader the features of Arab civilization in advanced images from its history. And we prove the originality of the Arabic writing.
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