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| − | a nod | + | * '''wink:''' a short spell of sleep; a hint → [[nod]] |
| − | + | * '''a nod is as good as a wink to a blind horse:''' (''proverb'') "However obvious a hint or suggestion may be, it is useless if the other person is unable to see it" (E. C. Brewer, ''Dictionary of Phrase and Fable'') | |
| − | + | * '''Prayer is better than sleep:''' one of the stanzas of the ''adhan'', or Islamic call to prayer; it is used only by Sunni Muslms and only before the first prayers of the day at dawn; it is attributed to one of Mohammed's ''Sahabah'' (companions), a freed Ethiopian slave by the name of Bilal ibn Ribah → "a nod to the [[nabir]]" = "a prayer to the Prophet," and [[wink]] = sleep | |
| + | ** [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adhan Wikipedia] | ||
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| + | * '''wink''' [without article]: wine? ("better than wine") [Although alcohol is thought to be forbidden in Islam, the Hadiths record Mohammad's enjoyment of wine: Muslim 3753 “We were with the prophet of Allah and he was thirsty. And a man said: ‘O prophet of Allah, do you want to drink wine?’ Prophet of Allah said: ‘Yes’. The man went to get the wine. The prophet of Allah said: ‘Make it intoxicated’. And he drank.”] | ||
Latest revision as of 03:56, 16 August 2019
- wink: a short spell of sleep; a hint → nod
- a nod is as good as a wink to a blind horse: (proverb) "However obvious a hint or suggestion may be, it is useless if the other person is unable to see it" (E. C. Brewer, Dictionary of Phrase and Fable)
- Prayer is better than sleep: one of the stanzas of the adhan, or Islamic call to prayer; it is used only by Sunni Muslms and only before the first prayers of the day at dawn; it is attributed to one of Mohammed's Sahabah (companions), a freed Ethiopian slave by the name of Bilal ibn Ribah → "a nod to the nabir" = "a prayer to the Prophet," and wink = sleep
- wink [without article]: wine? ("better than wine") [Although alcohol is thought to be forbidden in Islam, the Hadiths record Mohammad's enjoyment of wine: Muslim 3753 “We were with the prophet of Allah and he was thirsty. And a man said: ‘O prophet of Allah, do you want to drink wine?’ Prophet of Allah said: ‘Yes’. The man went to get the wine. The prophet of Allah said: ‘Make it intoxicated’. And he drank.”]
