Hi Dan
This is a sign of profit Mohamed (puph)
and the sign you wrote used here in Buraydah for (Jihad) witch mean holy
war in Islam
with my best wishes
Mohamed
>From: Dan Parvaz
>Reply-To: SignWriting List
>To: SignWriting List
>Subject: Re: ARABIC NATIONS: 36 teachers using SW...
>Date: Thu, 31 Jan 2002 00:21:22 -0700
>
>>Can you describe or use SW to show me how Deaf people in your country
>>sign the Prophet's name?
>
>I'd love to hear from Mohamed how the name of the prophet Muhammad
>(pbuh) is signed in Saudi Arabia. I've included the Jordanian (LIU) sign
>here.
>
><< mohamed.jpg >>
>
>
>On the left is the sign, which sort of looks like a hand holding a sword
>and waving it in the air. When I asked my consultants whether there was
>some sort of sword metonym, they said that they didn't think so.
>Instead, the way the name Muhammed is often handwritten in Arabic (the
>thing on the right) includes a zig-zag which is what is being
>represented in the sign.
>
>Cheers,
>
>Dan.
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