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From: bes@tybalt.caltech.edu (Behnam Sadeghi)
Newsgroups: soc.religion.islam
Subject: English translation of Islamic Arabic terms
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Date: 15 Dec 90 02:03:44 GMT
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Bassel writes:

>	I second that suggestion. And I think that may be the moderator(s) can
>scan through each article and add(???) appropriate english translations to
>some of the transliterated Arabic words within brackets. Any suggestions??
>
>Bassel

I think that wouldn't be a good idea because sooner or later somebody will
be offended to see his or her article altered.  It would be helpful if
*each* individual put the English translation of Arabic words he or she
uses in brackets. 

I also like the suggestion of periodically posting a gloassary of basic 
Islamic Arabic terms.  I would be happy to post this glossary, but right
now I don't have time to compile one!  Can somebody else help?


Salam Alaikum [peace on you],
Behnam Sadeghi
bes@tybalt.caltech.edu
[one of the moderators]