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[bill cobbett]

I think Linus van Pelt was sort of a sufi. He carried a wool blanket and talked nonsense, no?

NO!!! because "sufism" had nothing to do with wool and nonsense. It was/is wisdom. Don't listen to bill. It was all about "sopfia"

In an English Language forum, there is only one definitive source of the language and that is the OED, which supports D's "wool" source, as well as an Arabic origin for the word.

[Get Real!]

I think Linus van Pelt was sort of a sufi. He carried a wool blanket and talked nonsense, no?

NO!!! because "sufism" had nothing to do with wool and nonsense. It was/is wisdom. Don't listen to bill. It was all about "sopfia"

In an English Language forum, there is only one definitive source of the language and that is the OED, which supports D's "wool" source, as well as an Arabic origin for the word.

I demand that you declare it of Spartan origin and apologize to Kimon for upsetting him!

[bill cobbett]

I think Linus van Pelt was sort of a sufi. He carried a wool blanket and talked nonsense, no?

NO!!! because "sufism" had nothing to do with wool and nonsense. It was/is wisdom. Don't listen to bill. It was all about "sopfia"

In an English Language forum, there is only one definitive source of the language and that is the OED, which supports D's "wool" source, as well as an Arabic origin for the word.

I demand that you declare it of Spartan origin and apologize to Kimon for upsetting him!

ouch... leggo of me arm... it hurts.... no... never... ouch... oh alright then...

Sorry Kimon... for having burst another one of your bubbles.

[Get Real!]

I think Linus van Pelt was sort of a sufi. He carried a wool blanket and talked nonsense, no?

NO!!! because "sufism" had nothing to do with wool and nonsense. It was/is wisdom. Don't listen to bill. It was all about "sopfia"

In an English Language forum, there is only one definitive source of the language and that is the OED, which supports D's "wool" source, as well as an Arabic origin for the word.

I demand that you declare it of Spartan origin and apologize to Kimon for upsetting him!

ouch... leggo of me arm... it hurts.... no... never... ouch... oh alright then...

Sorry Kimon... for having burst another one of your bubbles.

I can almost picture him kicking and screaming!

[kurupetos]

I think Linus van Pelt was sort of a sufi. He carried a wool blanket and talked nonsense, no?

NO!!! because "sufism" had nothing to do with wool and nonsense. It was/is wisdom. Don't listen to bill. It was all about "sopfia"

I disagree. I cannot see anything wise in Islam.

[denizaksulu]

KP, what would you say had someone said to you,"you should thank Islamic scholars for saving and resurrecting the lost Hellenic heritage for future generations"?

[Get Real!]

I disagree. I cannot see anything wise in Islam.

As if you’ve read the Quran and have made an informed decision!

[kurupetos]

I disagree. I cannot see anything wise in Islam.

As if you’ve read the Quran and have made an informed decision!

That's exactly what I did!

[kurupetos]

KP, what would you say had someone said to you,"you should thank Islamic scholars for saving and resurrecting the lost Hellenic heritage for future generations"?

I would say that this is a lie. The Arabs burned 40,000 books when they conquered Alexandria.

The Moslems invaded Egypt during the seventh century as their fanaticism carried them on conquests that would take form an empire stretching from Spain to India. There was not much of a struggle in Egypt and the locals found the rule of the Caliph to be more tolerant than that of the Byzantines before them. However, when a Christian called John informed the local Arab general that there existed in Alexandria a great Library preserving all the knowledge in the world he was perturbed. Eventually he sent word to Mecca where Caliph Omar ordered that all the books in the library should be destroyed because, as he said "they will either contradict the Koran, in which case they are heresy, or they will agree with it, so they are superfluous." Therefore, the books and scrolls were taken out of the library and distributed as fuel to the many bathhouses of the city. So enormous was the volume of literature that it took six months for it all to be burnt to ashes heating the saunas of the conquerors.

[Get Real!]

KP, what would you say had someone said to you,"you should thank Islamic scholars for saving and resurrecting the lost Hellenic heritage for future generations"?

I would say that this is a lie. The Arabs burned 40,000 books when they conquered Alexandria.

Maybe they were Greek books...