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"Son of the Dyers." Probably his family belonged to the
Sabin religion. The Koran writes this name "Sabi'm"' with
the hamza vowel instead of ain as it is in the original
Aramaic "Saba'i," I am cognizant, however, of other
interpretations placed on the name "Sabian": some authors
suppose it to be derived from "Sabi'," the son of Sheth, and
others from the Hebrew "Saba," which means "army,"
because they used to have a kind of special devotion to the
stars as the host of heaven. Although they have nothing
in common with the Christian Churches, except their
peculiar 'Sab'utha," or Baptism, they are wrongly called
"the Christians of St. John-Baptist." The Koran, as usual,
writes all foreign names as they were pronounced by the
Arabs.
An extensive and deep research in the religion of the
Sabians, who had almost overrun the Arab nation long
Sabin religion. The Koran writes this name "Sabi'm"' with
the hamza vowel instead of ain as it is in the original
Aramaic "Saba'i," I am cognizant, however, of other
interpretations placed on the name "Sabian": some authors
suppose it to be derived from "Sabi'," the son of Sheth, and
others from the Hebrew "Saba," which means "army,"
because they used to have a kind of special devotion to the
stars as the host of heaven. Although they have nothing
in common with the Christian Churches, except their
peculiar 'Sab'utha," or Baptism, they are wrongly called
"the Christians of St. John-Baptist." The Koran, as usual,
writes all foreign names as they were pronounced by the
Arabs.
An extensive and deep research in the religion of the
Sabians, who had almost overrun the Arab nation long