For Pacifica - random quotes on Arabic and Qur'an

[interprete]

Is it common for random people to claim descent from the Quraysh tribe? I know it's common among royals.

I’ve never heard that but many people certainly claim descent from the Prophet, and it earns them a special title which I am forgetting right now.

 

[Pacifica]

Lol, the reaction of the guy to the ayn.

 

[Pacifica]

A much less funny thought just crashed into my head. I wonder if many of the people seen in the video are dead now.

 

[Clemens]

I’ve never heard that but many people certainly claim descent from the Prophet, and it earns them a special title which I am forgetting right now.

The title is sayyid (سيد) or sharif (شريف). I think the former is more commonly used in modern times. They're rather thick on the ground in the Hejaz and in Yemen. I'm sure over the years there have been spurious claimants, but I can't imagine how easily someone would get away with it, as Peninsular Arabs are as touchy about lineage and authenticity as a Habsburg. On the other hand, if a ruler claims such descent he would have the means to silence opposition, I would imagine.

 

[Clemens]

Lol, the reaction of the guy to the ayn.

I think it's the hardest sound to make in Arabic, but not necessarily the hardest sound to hear.