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