Europeans were unbearably foul-smelling due to extreme filth.
The envoy of Tsarist Russia even described the King of France, Louis XIV, saying: “His smell was worse than that of a wild animal.” One of his mistresses, Madame de Montespan, would soak herself in perfume so she would not have to smell the king.
The Russians themselves were described by the traveler Ahmad ibn Fadlan as “the filthiest of God’s creation; they do not cleanse themselves after urinating or defecating.” It is also said that Tsar Peter would urinate against the palace wall in front of people.
Queen Isabella I, who killed Muslims in Al-Andalus, reportedly bathed only twice in her life and destroyed the Andalusian bathhouses.
King Philip II of Spain allegedly banned bathing altogether in his country, and his daughter Isabella II swore not to change her undergarments until the end of a city’s siege, which lasted three years — and she died because of it.
This is about the kings — not to mention the common people.
The famous French perfumes for which Paris became known were invented to overpower the stench. Because of this filth, diseases spread among them, and the plague would come and wipe out half or a third of them periodically. The largest European cities such as Paris and London, at most, reached populations of 30 or 40 thousand according to the highest estimates, while Islamic cities exceeded one million inhabitants.
The French historian Dribar says:
“We Europeans owe the Arabs (meaning the Muslims) for the comforts of our public life. The Muslims taught us how to maintain bodily cleanliness. They were the opposite of Europeans, who did not change their clothes until they became dirty and foul-smelling. We began to imitate them in removing and washing our garments. Muslims wore clean, bright clothes, and some even adorned them with precious stones such as emeralds, rubies, and coral. Cordoba was known to have three hundred bathhouses, while European churches regarded bathing as an act of disbelief and sin.”
Credit goes to Muslim travelers and expatriates.
The term “bathroom” in English is said to commemorate Muhammad Bath, the Indian Muslim who taught them in his time how to bathe and maintain cleanliness.
Source:
Memoirs of the writer Sandor Marai
Official Spanish documents between 1561 and 1761
We can only say: Praise be to God for the blessing of Islam — and sufficient is it as a blessing.
Israel bombed a water truck while Palestinian families were trying to fill up water.
The video of the massacre shows a woman grieving over the shredded body of her husband.
Six feet away there are men and children scattered over the ground, some alive but mostly dead.
There are literal body parts stuck to the water truck, with random limbs being pieced together to form full humans.
I know most Americans don’t care about Palestine.
But maybe you should care about America.
Because the reason you can’t afford healthcare, insurance, and food is because your tax dollars are being siphoned by Israel to fund this genocide.
Israel has just bombed a bus carrying children and women at the Tuwam junction, northwest of Gaza. The children were burned inside the vehicle, and fire was opened on civil defense teams while they were trying to rescue them.
Israel's barbarism is beyond words.
Heartbreaking scenes as Israeli warplanes bombed a car carrying a displaced Palestinian family, killing five people, including a child, in a new massacre.
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On Saturday, August 30, Today, Israel killed at least 70 Palestinians including at least 40 in Gaza City so far. An Israeli strike took place at a bakery in the Al-Nasr neighborhood of Gaza City, where the strike hit civilians, including many children, waiting for bread. More than 12 were killed and dozens wounded. Meanwhile, heavy shelling and demolitions continued in Al-Zaytoun and Al-Sabra.
The war on food persists: infant Rania Ghaben died from severe malnutrition, raising the toll to 50 starvation victims so far, including 17 aid seekers.
In the past 7 days, at least 548 Palestinians were killed in Gaza, including 158 seeking aid and 59 from starvation
Israel bombed Nasser Medical Complex in Khan Younis with two successive strikes, killing 15 people, including 4 journalists & 1 Civil defense worker
➤ Mohammad Salama (Al Jazeera)
➤ Hossam Al-Masri (Reuters)
➤ Maryam Abu Daqqa (The Independent & AP)
➤ Muath Abu Taha (NBC)
The double airstrike targeted the hospital’s reception area, already crowded with patients and displaced civilians, hitting again just as paramedics and civil defense teams rushed in after the first blast.
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Targeting Civil Defence officers and paramedics by Israeli jets while evacuating casualties following Israeli bombing of Nasser Hospital!
To be clear what happened here.
Israel bombed a hospital.
They waited for paramedics and first responders to arrive.
Then they bombed it again.
This is known as the 'double tap'.
You are watching unfathomable evil, armed and facilitated by the West.
❗️BREAKING❗️Rescuers killed in line of duty.
Scenes like this unfold every moment in Gaza, often unseen, largely undocumented. I beg STATES: how much more must be witnessed before you act to stop this carnage?
🔴Break the blockade
🔴Impose an Arms Embargo
🔴Impose Sanctions.
This is my will and my final message. If these words reach you, know that Israel has succeeded in killing me and silencing my voice. First, peace be upon you and Allah’s mercy and blessings.
Allah knows I gave every effort and all my strength to be a support and a voice for my people, ever since I opened my eyes to life in the alleys and streets of the Jabalia refugee camp. My hope was that Allah would extend my life so I could return with my family and loved ones to our original town of occupied Asqalan (Al-Majdal). But Allah’s will came first, and His decree is final. I have lived through pain in all its details, tasted suffering and loss many times, yet I never once hesitated to convey the truth as it is, without distortion or falsification—so that Allah may bear witness against those who stayed silent, those who accepted our killing, those who choked our breath, and whose hearts were unmoved by the scattered remains of our children and women, doing nothing to stop the massacre that our people have faced for more than a year and a half.
I entrust you with Palestine—the jewel in the crown of the Muslim world, the heartbeat of every free person in this world. I entrust you with its people, with its wronged and innocent children who never had the time to dream or live in safety and peace. Their pure bodies were crushed under thousands of tons of Israeli bombs and missiles, torn apart and scattered across the walls.
I urge you not to let chains silence you, nor borders restrain you. Be bridges toward the liberation of the land and its people, until the sun of dignity and freedom rises over our stolen homeland. I entrust you to take care of my family. I entrust you with my beloved daughter Sham, the light of my eyes, whom I never got the chance to watch grow up as I had dreamed.
I entrust you with my dear son Salah, whom I had wished to support and accompany through life until he grew strong enough to carry my burden and continue the mission.
I entrust you with my beloved mother, whose blessed prayers brought me to where I am, whose supplications were my fortress and whose light guided my path. I pray that Allah grants her strength and rewards her on my behalf with the best of rewards.
I also entrust you with my lifelong companion, my beloved wife, Umm Salah (Bayan), from whom the war separated me for many long days and months. Yet she remained faithful to our bond, steadfast as the trunk of an olive tree that does not bend—patient, trusting in Allah, and carrying the responsibility in my absence with all her strength and faith.
I urge you to stand by them, to be their support after Allah Almighty. If I die, I die steadfast upon my principles. I testify before Allah that I am content with His decree, certain of meeting Him, and assured that what is with Allah is better and everlasting.
O Allah, accept me among the martyrs, forgive my past and future sins, and make my blood a light that illuminates the path of freedom for my people and my family. Forgive me if I have fallen short, and pray for me with mercy, for I kept my promise and never changed or betrayed it.
Do not forget Gaza… And do not forget me in your sincere prayers for forgiveness and acceptance.
Anas Jamal Al-Sharif
06.04.2025
This is what our beloved Anas requested to be published upon his martyrdom.