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โ The "Tallis" or "Tallit" in Hebrew ืืืืช, is a large garment that Jews drape over their shoulders or head during prayer (tefilah). Itโs different from an 'aba (cloak).
๐น The small cube (tefillin for the head) and the leather strap wrapped seven times around the left arm (tefillin for the hand) are also called Tefillin.
๐ธ While we're on the subject, itโs interesting to note that in the History of the City of Damascus, Volume 23, Page 190, Abu Ishaq Sabi'i narrates:
๐บ โI saw Shimar bin Dhi al-Jawshan, the killer of Husayn ibn Ali, and I didnโt see anyone in Kufa wearing a Tallis except him!โ #Tallis
๐น The name Shimar means "storyteller" in Hebrew.
๐ธ His father's name, Shurhabil, is also Hebrew:
๐บ "Shurhabil is a name, believed to be Najrani or Syriac. Some linguists say that any Arabic name containing 'El' is related to God, blessed and exalted be He" [Ibn Duraid, Muhammad ibn Hasan, Al-Ishtiqaq, p. 98].
๐น Shurhabil is an ancient Arabic male name, possibly foreign, as it ends with "El," the Hebrew word for God, meaning the original name was "Shurhab," with "El" added [Dictionary of Idioms].
๐ธ Although I personally believe this name has a different meaning.
๐น Furthermore, the title of Shimarโs father, "Dhul Jawshan," contrary to popular belief, is also Hebrew. "Goshen" or in Arabic "Jawshan" (English: Gosen) refers to the land in Egypt where the Jews lived.
๐ธ Of course, there are many more reasons to believe that Shimar was Jewish, but they cannot be covered in this brief discussion.
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โ The "Tallis" or "Tallit" in Hebrew ืืืืช, is a large garment that Jews drape over their shoulders or head during prayer (tefilah). Itโs different from an 'aba (cloak).
๐น The small cube (tefillin for the head) and the leather strap wrapped seven times around the left arm (tefillin for the hand) are also called Tefillin.
๐ธ While we're on the subject, itโs interesting to note that in the History of the City of Damascus, Volume 23, Page 190, Abu Ishaq Sabi'i narrates:
๐บ โI saw Shimar bin Dhi al-Jawshan, the killer of Husayn ibn Ali, and I didnโt see anyone in Kufa wearing a Tallis except him!โ #Tallis
๐น The name Shimar means "storyteller" in Hebrew.
๐ธ His father's name, Shurhabil, is also Hebrew:
๐บ "Shurhabil is a name, believed to be Najrani or Syriac. Some linguists say that any Arabic name containing 'El' is related to God, blessed and exalted be He" [Ibn Duraid, Muhammad ibn Hasan, Al-Ishtiqaq, p. 98].
๐น Shurhabil is an ancient Arabic male name, possibly foreign, as it ends with "El," the Hebrew word for God, meaning the original name was "Shurhab," with "El" added [Dictionary of Idioms].
๐ธ Although I personally believe this name has a different meaning.
๐น Furthermore, the title of Shimarโs father, "Dhul Jawshan," contrary to popular belief, is also Hebrew. "Goshen" or in Arabic "Jawshan" (English: Gosen) refers to the land in Egypt where the Jews lived.
๐ธ Of course, there are many more reasons to believe that Shimar was Jewish, but they cannot be covered in this brief discussion.
๐ @rahyafte_en #History #Judaism