Pre Islamic Arabia

[Guest guest]

We are in the process of preparing a television documentary on this

subject and have noted a number of writers claiming a Vedic presence.

 

 

 

In particular P.N. Oak and Aditi Chaturvedi.

 

 

 

We would very much like to contact them and wondered if any of your

members had their email address.

 

 

 

The focus of the question that perhaps your members might be able to

answer revolves around the claim that pre-Islamic poetry contains

Vedic names in particular from a source that we have been unable to

find.

 

 

 

The is the quote and perhaps someone might be able to verify that

source with preferably copies of the title page and the relevant

pages containging the poetry in questions.

 

 

 

"ANTHOLOGY OF ANCIENT ARABIC POETRY: SAYAR-UL-OKUL

 

 

 

In Istanbul in Turkey, there is a famous library called Makteb-e-

Sultania which is reputed to have the largest collection of ancient

West Asian literature. In the Arabic Section of that library is an

anthology of ancient Arabic poetry. That anthology was compiled from

an earlier work in A.D. 1742 under the orders of the Turkish ruler

Sultan Salim.

 

 

 

The 'pages' of that volume are made of HAREER - a kind of silk used

for writing on. Each page has a decorative gilded border. It may be

recalled that gilding pages of sacred books is an ancient custom

associated with old Sanskrit scriptures found in Java and other

places. The anthology itself is known as SAYAR-UL-OKUL. It is

divided into three parts, the first part contains biographic details

and the poetic compositions of pre-Islamic Arabian poets. The second

part embodies accounts and verses of poets of the period beginning

just after Prophet Mohammad up to the end of Banee- Ummayya dynasty.

The third part deals with later poets up to the end of Khalifa Harun-

al-Rashid's times. Incidentally "Banee" means "Vanee" and Ummayya as

in Krishnayya are Sanskrit names.

 

 

 

Abu Amir Abdul Asamai, a distinguished Arabian bard who was the Poet

Laureate of Harun-al-Rashid's court has compiled and edited the

anthology.

 

 

 

The first modern edition of Sayar-ul-Okul anthology was printed and

published in Berlin in A.D. 1864. A subsequent edition was published

in Beirut in A.D. 1932. This work is regarded as the most important

and authoritative anthology of ancient Arabic poetry. It throws

considerable light on the social life, customs, manners and

entertainment forms in ancient Arabia. The book also contains an

elaborate description of the ancient Mecca shrine, the town and the

annual fair known as OKAJ which used to be held there every year. "

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ever

 

 

 

Mike

 

Mike.Sanders

 

http://www.BibleMysteries.com

 

 

 

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