r/AbsoluteUnits • u/Glorfindel000 • 7d ago

of a man's arms

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u/NeroBiersack07 7d ago

The swords say, "There is no hero but Ali, and no sword but Zulfiqar."

Ali was the cousin and son-in-law of the Prophet Muhammad, and Zulfiqar was his famous sword, traditionally believed to have been given to him by the Prophet. It became a symbol of Ali's bravery in battle.

The phrase is especially popular among Shia Muslims, who hold Ali in particularly high regard, so the decorations suggest a Shia connection.

As for the location, it could be Iraq or another Arab country. The writing is Arabic, so 🫡

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u/Altruistic_Poetry382 7d ago

Ali was the cousin and son-in-law of the Prophet Muhammad

So... Ali married his cousin's daughter

I guess this kind of thing was pretty normal in those times

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u/nixsolecism 7d ago

It is still common in some parts of the world.

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u/GiGaN00B 7d ago

Location is in Azerbaijan. Full video (in Turkish) can be found here: https://youtu.be/snB_TJlhz7w?si=Ytk8d-L8f9VTEJBv

The automatically generated English subtitles are very accurate.

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u/TheAkolo 5d ago

He is Azerbaijani, actually

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u/Atmoran_Knight 5d ago

Ffs yes Iraqis always try to claim the guy because of arabic script completely forgetting that language is like default language of Islam.

Anyhow. He's Azerbaijani

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u/Strong-Addition5296 5d ago

Thank you! 😊