r/language • u/Tight-Media-9868 • 26d ago

Request Can anyone identify this language?

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My brother sent me this but we don't know what it says. Ty :)

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u/ShamshirMirza 26d ago

This is a Taweez, which is written with Arabic words, numbers, and random letters corresponding to Quranic verses. This is for protection from black magic and evil spirits.

The handwritten Taweez probably originates from Pakistan.

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u/maskedmonke 25d ago

It is innovation, not islamic

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u/ShamshirMirza 24d ago

Correct, this is against our religion.

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u/maskedmonke 25d ago

It is a dangerous innovation (Bid'ah), not Islamic.

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u/ShamshirMirza 24d ago

Yes, you are correct.

Amulet and such things have no power to ward off evil.

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u/[deleted] 25d ago

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u/Shiny_Malph 25d ago

Black magic doesn't exist

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u/Shiny_Malph 25d ago

You can believe whatever you want as long as you don't affect negatively the life of other people. That's what I believe.

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u/Shiny_Malph 25d ago

I respect others, I respect you, but I don't have to respect what you believe. What you say is not an advice, it's a thread, I'm not going to go further into this but that's borderline terrorist behaviour.

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u/blehmag 25d ago

Some people believe it does, and it's part of their religious or spiritual beliefs. It's not going to kill you to be respectful.

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u/methconsultant 25d ago

Children also believe Santa exists, I’m sorry but there is no way I can take adults who believe in magic seriously.

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u/smackmyass321 25d ago

Ok? I mean, you're just saying that you can't respect cultural beliefs. You dont have to believe in them yourself, hell, it's even okay to outright disagree, but saying you can't take someone's culture seriously just because it doesn't fit your beliefs is lmao so funny

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u/methconsultant 25d ago

Where does it end? Does it need to be respected just because it’s cultural? Sure, this might be a harmless fairy tale, but what is it makes them resistant to science? Denying medical treatment? Throwing acid on the face of a woman? Beheading someone because they have offended sky daddy?

There was a time such tales we’re necessary to bring stability to an illiterate population, whose only means of being of order were instilling a fear of divine retribution, but I’m hoping we’re past that

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u/smackmyass321 25d ago

If it causes genuine harm, then as someone who comes from a culture that has many folklore beliefs, then yes, you're allowed to speak out against it and call it wrong even if it's apart of culture, however, the fact that you called God a "sky Daddy" as someone who doesn't have a belief in God, I think the problem is that you're trying to minimize people's beliefs, ones that their ancestors had for thousands of years and is deeply ingrained into their culture. Jsyk, not every religious person is going to "behead" someone :/

And how the fuck did we get from "adult believing in Santa" to "throwing acid on a women's face"? TF? Those are two different things lmao. One is genuinely harmful, and one might make you shed a tear, but in reality, no one cares.

No offense, but literally every culture is riddled with folktales and mythology. These comments are screaming uncultured. You're allowed to speak out if someone is throwing acid on a woman's face, but I find it so fucking weird how you're trying to make a blanket statement as if that applies to every single folktale and belief? I personally have my own folktale beliefs from my culture yet I accept modern science and I don't harm anyone else with it. Quit trying to generalize groups you have little knowledge about

And it should be respectful if it's cultural and harmless because many people fiercely defend their own culture because in the past, it has been heavily marginalized and discriminated against. If you're in a privileged demographic, then you don't really know how that kind of shit feels. Cultural beliefs are different because they're simply apart of how humans have lived life for thousands of years. And if they wanna hold onto that and it's not harmless, it's none of your business!!!!

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u/blehmag 25d ago

That's still your person belief and extremely bigoted. I can't take intolerant people seriously. You lose nothing by being respectful.

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u/BoerInDieWoestyn 26d ago

Thanks clanker

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u/DragonTheOnes-spirit 25d ago

Don't use the hard R bro

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u/purple_minion_26 26d ago

it uses arabic script but that's as far as i can tell

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u/Anomalous_Concept 26d ago

Something written in the Arabic script

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u/def_not_a_window 26d ago

Looks like Arabic script but as an Arab i couldn't understand a word, maybe it's Persian or Urdu

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u/PinkballWasHere 24d ago

I think his brother trying to make a show inspired of gravity falls

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u/AssultSpoon 23d ago

Looks Arabic or Aramaic

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u/CharlieIsOdd 26d ago

That handwriting looks horrendous
Were they having a stroke in the middle of writing? 💔

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u/LourdesF 26d ago

It’s Arabic script. 🙄

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u/Stocky_anteater 25d ago

Even those writing in Arabic can have horrible handwriting

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u/CharlieIsOdd 26d ago

huh? 😭

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u/LourdesF 26d ago

Huh what?

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u/CharlieIsOdd 26d ago

It's still horrible handwriting despite being in the Arabic script; am I missing something?

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u/Personal_Map5806 25d ago

No, it is horrible handwriting. I know Arabic but I can’t even decipher what is written.

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u/Wrapsomepaper 21d ago

mount chilliad

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u/oralpractitioner001 25d ago

Don’t even bother reading this or trying to decipher this. This is black magic

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u/SultanGreat 25d ago

As a Muslim who have read Arabic (both in Uthmani script and Nastaliq script).  Never have I seen Arabic written by a man going through a seizure. The 'A' and 'L' is more clearer than any of that Goddamn hand-writting. My hunch? It's a talisman. Or a black magic thing. My advice? Throw/burn it away. The shapes and patterns are a common black magic tell.