Mantra,

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Generally if you have a common prefix or suffix in names, it means "father of", or "son of", like Fitz or Mc in Scottish/Irish names. Abu means "father of".

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If you seek, and are granted, permission in advance, we do allow it from time to time.

soren,

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Actually Apu is a Hindisation of the Arabic most likely. Father in Sanskrit is "Pitah" cognate with Latin "Pater" and English "Father".

The root "Ab" is father in the Semitic languages, and that's where you get words like "Abbey" and "Abbot" referring to "Fathers in the religion".

abu_rashid wrote on Nov 15^th, 2008 at 9:54pm:

So you called your kid Rashid?

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As has already been pointed out. Writing is symbolism. Encoding the words in 17 characters or 4 characters is still encoding them. Is Nine any different if it's written as 9 or 1001?? No, it's still the same.

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Really you're a twisted fellow freediver. Why does it rub you up the wrong way so much? what bothers you that much about it? I write it, and will continue to do so, if you don't like it, and it really makes your life such a misery and is of such concern to you, simple don't engage in discussion with me.

What's even worse is you've sat back and not said a thing about it for many months now, yet all of a sudden it's such a strong issue, you;'re carrying on like it's the end of the world or something.

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It's an act of worship, it should be done. All acts of worship should be done. The only distinction is between those which MUST be done, and those that are optional. Even the optional ones SHOULD be done.

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Never said I couldn't be bothered, so this is just your delusional mind adding to the discussion.

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Nope. If you don't know what it is, like most normal people, you ask.

I gotta tell you, in all the time I've debated non-Muslims on internet forums, probably well over 10 years now, I've never had anyone react to this like you and your wannabe skinhead mates here. Most people just ask, and then they know, end of story. But for you it's a whole production, another angle from which you perceive you can assault Islam from. You're a petty little person, really. Don't you just think to yourself whilst you're typing this tripe "How petty and useless is every single character I've just typed"???

Really, I'm just beside myself here, wondering what kind of jokers I'm facing... Get a life.

abu_rashid wrote on Nov 15^th, 2008 at 10:14pm:

Makes sense, like the rest of it.