Introduction to
Arabic Heritage
ARA 101E
DR. MARIAM AL-ATTAR
•Heritage ( al-Turath- ‫)التراث‬
• What is the linguistic meaning of
Turath?
•Waritha : To inherit (v)
•Inheritance : Mirath – ‫( ميراث‬n)
The legal transfer of ownership of material
and/or abstract objects from one’s
ancestors.
Heritage:
What is Heritage?
“Features belonging to the culture of
a particular society, such as customs
and traditions, languages or
buildings, which still exist from the
past and which have a historical
importance (monuments).”
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Heritage
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Heritage, turath, means the
collective ownership of traditions,
beliefs, and ways of life, which were
passed on from earlier generation
 What
was produced in the past
and somehow continued to exist
among us in the present
 Examples??
Heritage:
What is Heritage?
 “Relating to things of historic or
cultural value that are worthy of
preservation.”
 turath – “heritage”
 adab - “literature”
 thaqafah - “culture”
 lughah – “language”
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Geographical distribution of the Arabs
– The Arab league- 22 states