| Are we alone in the cosmos? | | | | Addab-bah = the animal which we ride like the |
| | | | horse, donkey, mule etc. and this is the most |
| Is someone out there? | | | | common use of the word Addab-bah |
| | | | |
| Scientists are raising hopes that we may soon | | | | 5) Plenty |
| be able to get an answer to one of the oldest | | | | |
| and most interesting questions askedby | | | | Dab-bah is very numerous, plenty |
| humans. | | | | |
| | | | Addab-bah = the place contains plenty of |
| In 1996, NASA scientists found evidence of a | | | | sands i.e. it gives the meaning of the plenty |
| microscopic life form that may have existed | | | | of numerous thing. |
| on Mars more than three billion years ago. | | | | |
| Moreover, numerous recent discoveries | | | | Addab-bah = dune, sandhill containing plenty |
| suggested a possible red-colored sea under | | | | of sands i.e. numerous thing. |
| the ice crust of Jupiter's moon. | | | | |
| | | | 6) Specific method |
| However, it may be that none of us may live | | | | |
| to see the day when scientists will provide | | | | Dab-bah has a way, method or technique |
| us an ultimate answer to this question. | | | | |
| | | | Dabbat of man = the way, path, track that the |
| Interestingly, the Quran clearly mentions the | | | | man follows |
| existence of extraterrestrial life. | | | | |
| | | | Dabbat = state, situation, status, case |
| The existence of creatures of a spiritual | | | | |
| nature, such as Angels and Jinn in the | | | | In Arabic if you say I ride his Dabbat = I |
| universe, is accepted as a fact by all | | | | keep on, I adhere to, I stick to, I follow |
| Muslims, as well as people of other | | | | his method, his way, his track and also I do |
| religions, such as Jews and Christians. | | | | what he is doing. |
| | | | |
| The point that makes excitement among the | | | | Dabbat of man = his way or method that may be |
| community and scientists is the question of | | | | good or bad |
| whether material life forms like us | | | | |
| | | | Dabbat = way, method, procedure, technique, |
| Or like any other forms of life do actually | | | | process, manner, mode, order, means, fashion |
| exist outside the earth. | | | | |
| | | | Dabbat = faith, belief, creed, doctrine, |
| When seriously we are asking this question to | | | | ideology. |
| Biologists, their answer will be: Probably | | | | |
| yes there are material life forms somewhere | | | | Arabs say leave me with my Dabbat = leave me |
| in Space but how, when and where? We are not | | | | with my nature, with my way or method. |
| sure. | | | | |
| | | | 7) May change its Method |
| The Bible says nothing about the presence of | | | | |
| extraterrestrial life. | | | | Dab-bah may change its way, method or |
| | | | technique |
| However, If we go back for more than 1400 | | | | |
| years ago and seek the Quran to answer the | | | | However, Dabbat may give the meaning of |
| same question, the Quran says without any | | | | changing the way or method |
| hesitation: Yes, there are material life | | | | |
| forms in Space. | | | | In poem it is said that " X and Z rode the |
| | | | Dabbat of M " where M, X and Z are names of |
| The Quran gives a general answer that our | | | | men |
| knowledge is limited and Allah Creates what | | | | |
| we do not know and what we have no idea | | | | This means that X and Z changed their way and |
| about, then the Quran give a clear cut answer | | | | method and followed up the way and method of |
| that there are many material forms of life in | | | | M. |
| the cosmos. | | | | |
| | | | This poem was funny because M was a nosy man |
| Allah Creates what we do not know | | | | which used to invite himself for any wedding |
| | | | just to eat without any formal invitation |
| Surah 16:8 | | | | from both parties of the wedding! |
| | | | |
| SHAKIR: and (he made) horses and mules and | | | | 8) Can be traced |
| asses that you might ride upon them and as an | | | | |
| ornament; and he creates what you do not know | | | | The course of running of Dab-bah could be |
| | | | traced |
| PICKTHAL: and horses and mules and asses | | | | |
| (hath he created) that ye may ride them, and | | | | Madab of the stream or flood = the location, |
| for ornament. and he createth that which ye | | | | site, position or spot that indicates its |
| know not. | | | | running i.e. something that we could trace. |
| | | | |
| YUSUFALI: and (he has created) horses, mules, | | | | Dab-bah has hair, fluff and fuzz |
| and donkeys, for you to ride and use for | | | | |
| show; and he has created (other) things of | | | | Dabab= the hair on the face of woman |
| which ye have no knowledge. | | | | |
| | | | Dabab= fluff, fuzz on the face |
| There are many material forms of life in the | | | | |
| cosmos. | | | | Dabab of the face = the fluff, fuzz on the |
| | | | face |
| Surah 42:29 | | | | |
| | | | Dabab= the fluff or the fuzz |
| SHAKIR: and one of his signs is the creation | | | | |
| of the heavens and the earth and what he has | | | | A woman Doba-a = a woman Daba-bah = has |
| spread forth in both of them of living | | | | plenty of hair on her body |
| beings; and when he pleases he is | | | | |
| all-powerful to gather them together | | | | A man Adabb = has plenty of hair |
| | | | |
| PICKTHAL: and of his portents is the creation | | | | 9) Related to Soil |
| of the heaven and the earth, and of whatever | | | | |
| beasts he hath dispersed therein. and he is | | | | Dab-bah is related to the earth and soil |
| able to gather them when he will. | | | | |
| | | | Dabab = earth, land or soil |
| YUSUFALI: and among his signs is the creation | | | | |
| of the heavens and the earth, and the living | | | | 10) Lipids |
| creatures that he has scattered through them: | | | | |
| and he has power to gather them together when | | | | Dab-bah = something in it we put oil , lipids |
| he wills. | | | | and/or fat |
| | | | |
| In the three famous translations of the Quran | | | | Daboub = fat, obese or overweight. |
| (verse 42:29) we find: living beings, beasts | | | | |
| and living creatures. | | | | 11) Strong |
| | | | |
| The original Arabic word that has been | | | | Dab-bah may be strong and wild |
| translated to living beings, beasts and | | | | |
| living creatures is "Dab-bah ". | | | | Dobb = beast of prey = predatory animal = a |
| | | | strong animal like bear |
| To understand and appreciate the scientific | | | | |
| and significant value of the descriptive name | | | | 12) Effects |
| " Dab-bah " it seems mandatory to know how | | | | |
| the Arab used to used this word " Dab-bah " | | | | Role and effects of Dab-bah in life |
| simply because the key to understand any book | | | | |
| is to know exactly and precisely the meaning | | | | Dabbat of man = his way, method, technique |
| of any word mentioned in it. | | | | and or manner that is either good or bad. It |
| | | | follows that we have good Dab-bah and bad |
| The most comprehensive Arabic dictionary is | | | | Dab-bah |
| called "Lee-san el- Arab " | | | | |
| | | | 13) Good; The good Dab-bah |
| Lee-san = tongue | | | | |
| | | | Some of the meanings of Dab-bah are:to be |
| El = the | | | | safe, to be secureto be just, to be fair, to |
| | | | establish justiceblessing, prosperity, good |
| Arab = the plural form of Arabic. We say: | | | | |
| I am Arabic and we are Arab. | | | | There is Arabic poem describing a good king |
| | | | saying: |
| " Lee-san el- Arab " is a very big | | | | |
| dictionary; it is composed of 25 volumes. | | | | Adab-bah the countries; this means made the |
| | | | countries full of security, justice and |
| Here you are the different meanings of the | | | | blessings. |
| word "Dab-bah "as found in "Lee-san el- Arab | | | | |
| " | | | | 14) Bad; The bad Dab-bah |
| | | | |
| The different meanings of "Dab-bah" and how | | | | If we say Dab-ba the drink in the body = |
| did the Arabs use this word. | | | | flow, run, circulate, go around or spread |
| | | | |
| 1) Living being | | | | If we say Dab-ba the damage in the body = |
| | | | spread |
| Dab-bah is a living being | | | | |
| | | | If we say Dab-ba the decay or rot in clothes |
| Dab-bah = Being, Bering existing, existent, | | | | = spread or run |
| situated, located, being entity, living | | | | |
| being, creature | | | | A Daboub man = A man who is harmful to the |
| | | | others |
| Dab-bah = soul spirit psyche or self-person | | | | |
| being essence nature. | | | | In Arabs saying: Dab-ba (spread) the harm to |
| | | | people |
| 2) Sex | | | | |
| | | | In Arabs saying: ya-Dobbo from ticks = the |
| Sex of Dab-bah | | | | thief, robber or burglar which steals and |
| | | | rips-off |
| A Dayboub man means: | | | | |
| | | | 15) Stronghold |
| To gather between men and women | | | | |
| | | | Dab-bah may fortify and has stronghold |
| To collect between men and women | | | | |
| | | | The Dabbab-ah = instrument or tool made of |
| To combine between men and women | | | | leather and wood into it men could enter |
| | | | inside it and come near or close to a siege |
| To join between men and women | | | | stronghold to attack it, and it made the men |
| | | | inside it safe and away from being attacked. |
| To unite between men and women | | | | |
| | | | 16) Sound |
| To add between men and women | | | | |
| | | | Dab-bah has a sound |
| To assemble between men and women | | | | |
| | | | Dab-dab-ah = every sound that is similar to |
| To compose between men and women. | | | | the sound elicited by horses' feet on a solid |
| | | | ground |
| 3) Motility | | | | |
| | | | Dab-dabah = a type of sound |
| Dab-bah = Walking, movement, motility | | | | |
| | | | Deb-dab a sound that is similar to dab-dab. |
| Dab-ba = walks | | | | |
| | | | It follows that there are many creatures in |
| Dab-b = walker = pedestrian | | | | the space which Allah Creates. These |
| | | | Creatures have sex, stronghold, sounds and |
| Dab-ba on earth = going on foot | | | | role that may be good or bad. And, they are |
| | | | motile and plenty. |
| Dab-ba on earth = walking on earth | | | | |
| | | | Moreover, the Quran states that any "Dab-bah |
| Dab-ba the soldiers towards their enemies = | | | | "is created from water, has different ways to |
| walking | | | | walk and has different colors; and this is |
| | | | another issue that needs another article. |
| In addition, when talking about the rapidity, | | | | |
| speed, velocity or fastness the verb Dab-ba | | | | Where are these "Dab-bah "found in Space? |
| gives three different meanings i.e. 1) | | | | |
| walking but not fast and this is the most | | | | Are these "Dab-bah" intelligent? |
| common use of it ; 2) walking very slowly | | | | |
| that seems not moving and also 3) walking | | | | Will we see and meet them? |
| somewhat fast. | | | | |
| | | | The answers for these questions are found in |
| However, Arabs rarely use the last two | | | | the Quran. |
| meanings of speed | | | | |
| | | | Back to the main topic of my series of |
| 4) Ride | | | | articles (1- 50); this is my question to you |
| | | | smart readers: "Is the Quran quoted from the |
| Dab-bah is something to ride | | | | Bible "? And which book preceded the modern |
| | | | Sciences? |