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Featured Arabic script on furniture.

Discussion in 'Furniture' started by daveydempsey, Nov 1, 2024.

  1. daveydempsey

    daveydempsey Moderator Moderator

    Anyone know what this means or says.

    It's a panel on a piece of furniture, all the furniture in the house is of a similar style and looks Moorish too me.
    The deceased was a Polish / German Jewish guy.

    The location of the panel is indicated in the 3rd pic.

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    daveydempsey, Nov 1, 2024
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  2. sabre123

    sabre123 Well-Known Member

    Straightened / darkened to see if Google could translate
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    sabre123, Nov 1, 2024
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  3. sabre123

    sabre123 Well-Known Member

    "In God's protection" ? Not sure about that...
     
    sabre123, Nov 1, 2024
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  4. komokwa

    komokwa The Truth is out there...!

    not the g-d of Israel ....;)
     
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  5. sabre123

    sabre123 Well-Known Member

    I tried Translate again and it came up with: "In the heart of the Lord"
    في حفظ الدين

    Not helpful at all, and the graphic of the writing on the piece probably altered things. Need a person who can decipher.
     
    sabre123, Nov 1, 2024
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  6. i need help

    i need help Moderator Moderator

    Ok, so I asked to join an Arabic language Facebook group. Will get back if I hear from them.
     
    i need help, Nov 1, 2024
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  7. daveydempsey

    daveydempsey Moderator Moderator

    Lots of Arabic items, lamps, brassware, furniture, shisha or hookah pipes, but also lots of Jewish stuff particularly books in German.

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  8. komokwa

    komokwa The Truth is out there...!

    maybe just an over educated man wrestling with his demons...
     
    komokwa, Nov 1, 2024
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  9. Marote

    Marote Well-Known Member

    Could it be:
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    Marote, Nov 1, 2024
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  10. NanaB

    NanaB Well-Known Member

    Do you know if he was a professor?
     
    NanaB, Nov 2, 2024
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  11. Bronwen

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  12. daveydempsey

    daveydempsey Moderator Moderator

    I think he was an alcoholic computer engineer in the late 80's early 90's
     
    daveydempsey, Nov 2, 2024
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  13. daveydempsey

    daveydempsey Moderator Moderator

    Thanks for your help, guys.
    I don't know yet if I have the job to clear the property, but there is certainly some interesting stuff amongst the junk and waste.
     
    daveydempsey, Nov 2, 2024
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  14. evelyb30

    evelyb30 Well-Known Member

    ...besides the full vodka bottles. I saw some interesting bits in there. The books might even come good.
     
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  15. Kate Q

    Kate Q Active Member

    It says: في حفظ اللسان

    fii hifdh al-lisaan

    It's a phrase, literally means "in guarding the tongue" - to speak good things, avoid gossip/backbiting, etc. To me, it feels like it's missing an additional piece.. like maybe there's another display case that it would have been placed next to that had the first part of a saying on it, like "Success lies ... in guarding the tongue" or something.

    You can read more about "guarding the tongue" in the Islamic context here.
     
    Kate Q, Mar 10, 2025
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  16. evelyb30

    evelyb30 Well-Known Member

    It's also all over the Christian New Testament. The tongue is said repeatedly to do more damage than any other part of the human body. It's not wrong.
     
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    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

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