The Arabs in antiquity and more references that attest to the existence of the Arabs from the 9th century BCE

Submitted by dhimmi no more (United States), Apr 17, 2010 at 10:14

Our dear iamjoseph who needs to get his money back from his madrassa wrote

>The 900 BCE claim is a fake. When examined, there will be absolutely no back-up of proof.

Well let us see and this is from Hoyland's "Arabia and the arabs from the bronze age to the coming of islam":

"Yet through Arabia was a country of diverse peoples and traditions it is the Arabs whom we hear of most and who rise to increasing prominence in the course of Arabian history. They are first mentioned in Biblical and Assyrian texts of the ninth century to the 5th century BC where they appear as nomadic pasroralists inhabiting the Syrian desert. The fact that the name begins to be used by both cultures during the same period suggest that 'Arab' was how these pastoralists designated themselves. What its original significance was we do not know but it came to be synonymous with desert dweller and a nomadic way of life in the texts of settled peoples."

So you tell us ya ayuha al-falyasoof al-kabeer did Hoyland make this up?

And then he provides the following as references from your Bible and Assyrian texts that attest to the existence of the Arabs

1. "You waited by the roadside for lovers like an Arab in the desert' Jermiah 3.2

2. "Babylon.... will be overthrown by god " Isaiah 13.19

So did Hoyland make this up too? And how come you did not know that?

And here is a sage who opined in 7th century BCE and his name was Ahiqar

'never again will the Arab pitch his tent there or the shepherds make their folds' and 'do not show to an Arab the sea or to a Sidonian the desert for their occupations are different'

So did the sage Ahiqar make this up too?

And the Assyrian king Sargon II (721-705BCE) speaks of "The Arabs who live far away in the desert and who know neither overseers nor officials'

And did King Sargon make this up too?

Then Hoyland wrote

"Arabs do feature in one very early south Arabian inscription most probably from the 7/6 century BCE"

How come you did not know that? Could it be that you were hoping that we kuffar do not know that but in this case this would be a lie or could it be that you really did not know because you are ignorant? So which one is it?

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