"I Am Kali. I Am Tefnut" was my introduction to the Steemit World. I am very fascinated with names and the power they have in our lives, so I did extensive research on my first name Kali. It was a true journey of self discovery. And little did I know that was just the beginning:
On July 10th, me and the Simple Cycle Tech Squadron went out to Markham, Illinois to clean out one of the squad's old houses for stuff we could use. One of the stuff was the inspiration and affirmation for the creation of this article, And here she is:
The etymology of Sharif is:
1550s, shereef, from Arabic sharif "noble, glorious," from sharafa "to be exalted." A descendant of Muhammad through his daughter Fatima.
http://etymonline.com/index.php?allowed_in_frame=0&search=sharif
After learning this I had two questions:
- What is the history of the Arabic language?
- Who exactly is Fatima?
I always start my research with the ETYMOLOGY of the word I am looking to learn more about.
Etymology is the history of a word and how its definition and uses in conversation has evolved (or devolved) throughout time. So the Arabic language comes from the tongue of the Arabs, I will look up the etymology of the word "Arab".
ETYMOLOGY OF ARAB:
"one of the native people of Arabia and surrounding regions," late 14c. (Arabes, a plural form), from Old French Arabi, from Latin Arabs (accusative Arabem), from Greek Araps (genitive Arabos), from Arabic 'arab, indigenous name of the people, perhaps literally "inhabitant of the desert" and related to Hebrew arabha "desert."
Meaning "homeless little wanderer, child of the street" is from 1848 (Arab of the city, but the usual form was city arab), in reference to the nomadic ways of the Bedouin. Arab League formed in Cairo, March 22, 1945.
http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=Arab&allowed_in_frame=0
So right off the back, the Arabs was definitely a tribe of Africans. But there are a few things I find interesting: Why would the meaning change from "natives to Arabia and surrounding regions" to "homeless little wanderer" in 1848? Only thing I can think of is colonialism and invasion. Also I'm very skeptical about Arabia being a "desert" back when the natives (us) occupied the land. Especially considering that deserts are 100% artificial and only exist due to the long term mining operations that sucked the life out of the land.
ETYMOLOGY OF DESERT:
"wasteland," early 13c., from Old French desert (12c.) "desert, wilderness, wasteland; destruction, ruin," from Late Latin desertum (source of Italian diserto, Old Provençal dezert, Spanish desierto), literally "thing abandoned" (used in Vulgate to translate "wilderness"), noun use of neuter past participle of Latin deserere "forsake" (see desert (v.)).
Sense of "waterless, treeless region" was in Middle English and gradually became the main meaning. Commonly spelled desart in 18c., which is not etymological but at least avoids confusion with the other two senses of the word. Classical Latin indicated this idea with deserta, plural of desertus.
Every important worker will report what life there is in him. It makes no odds into what seeming deserts the poet is born. Though all his neighbors pronounce it a Sahara, it will be a paradise to him; for the desert which we see is the result of the barrenness of our experience. [Thoreau, Journal, May 6, 1854]
http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=desert
Quite disturbing when you really think about it isn't it?
Destruction?
Ruin? The ruins of what I ask?
Result of the barrenness of our experience? What was the experience that created the desert?!
It makes you think about all the deserts we were taught to believe were just natural phenomenons. But I'm here to tell you that it has been proven that these deserts, quarries, and even your national parks have been man made by huge terraformers called Excavators:
Looks familiar? like the machines in the movie Avatar does it not? Maybe they were trying to tell us something with the movies eh? I'm just going to leave this link for whoever is interested to learn more about our Mother Gaia and how much she has suffered:
But anyway, knowing that deserts aren't natural it must mean that Saudi Arabia wasn't always the desert we know about today (including the desert terrain we see in Egypt, Iraq, Iran, etc)
But then I wondered: Was Saudi Arabia like? When did Saudi come into play? (http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=Saudi&allowed_in_frame=0) Because what is now known as Egypt used to be Kamit before the Greeks came and gained influence, which I touched on in the article "I Am Kali. I Am Tefnut." So what was SAUDI ARABIA CALLED DURING THE TIME OF KAMIT?
But I have digressed enough for now, I will save that for part 2. Sharif is a title for Arabs who were considered High Born or Noble, which would make it a title of royalty since people with such a name are descendants of the Prophet Muhammad through his daughter Prophet Fatima. Now Lets go into the etymology of Fatima:
"also Fatimite, in reference to the Arab dynasty that ruled 908-1171 in North Africa and sometimes Egypt and Syria, is from Fatima, daughter of Muhammad by his first wife, Khadija; Fatima married Ali, and from them the dynasty claimed descent.
http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=Fatimid&allowed_in_frame=0
This is as far as I can go for now. For my next article I will be touching on the actual Arab dynasty that had Afrikans who were entrusted with the title Sharif and on the three Secrets of Fatima. Actually, one of the secrets is a Afrikan man named Simeon Toko (IF YOU WATCH THE VIDEO BELOW, LOOK FOR THE WORD FATIMA):
https://aleteia.org/2017/05/07/the-surprising-connection-between-our-lady-of-fatima-and-islam/