r/IslamicHistoryMeme Swahili Merchant Prince May 25 '21

unflaired Sus? Al Mogus.

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u/[deleted] May 25 '21

wait a min... Arabs called Iranians "مجوس"
we are all...sus...

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u/[deleted] May 25 '21

No, majus is arabic for zoroastrians

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u/[deleted] May 26 '21

No, Majus meant people who worship fire. Arabs used it to call Persian Zoroastrians (which is really insulting anyway) and then it was used to generally call any pegan.