Looking for Arabic translation on Keris handle and scabbard

RSWORD · 26th May 2018, 10:59 PM

Hello. Would anyone be able to help translate an Arabic inscription on a keris scabbard? I see Allah on the handle but can’t make out the other ones there and nothing on the scabbard. Thanks for having a look.

Battara · 26th May 2018, 11:53 PM

I read "Allah" on the left side of the wranga.

Green · 27th May 2018, 04:42 PM

the script is arabic and in arabic language. i don't understand arabic but on the sampir two words i recognize is Ali and zulfakar.there is the word Allah also on the sampir and the handle.

Ali is the fourth caliph and zulfakar is his famous sword.

Oliver Pinchot · 27th May 2018, 06:37 PM

"There is no hero like 'Ali and no sword like Zulfaqar"

This is a phrase often found on weapons throughout the Dar al Islam.

RSWORD · 28th May 2018, 02:32 PM

Thanks for the translation assistance Oliver and Green!

26th May 2018, 10:59 PM	#1
RSWORD Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Greensboro, NC Posts: 1,086	Looking for Arabic translation on Keris handle and scabbard Hello. Would anyone be able to help translate an Arabic inscription on a keris scabbard? I see Allah on the handle but can’t make out the other ones there and nothing on the scabbard. Thanks for having a look. Attached Images

26th May 2018, 11:53 PM	#2
Battara EAAF Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 7,270	I read "Allah" on the left side of the wranga.

27th May 2018, 04:42 PM	#3
Green Member Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Malaysia Posts: 320	the script is arabic and in arabic language. i don't understand arabic but on the sampir two words i recognize is Ali and zulfakar.there is the word Allah also on the sampir and the handle. Ali is the fourth caliph and zulfakar is his famous sword.

27th May 2018, 06:37 PM	#4
Oliver Pinchot Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Posts: 461	"There is no hero like 'Ali and no sword like Zulfaqar" This is a phrase often found on weapons throughout the Dar al Islam.

28th May 2018, 02:32 PM	#5
RSWORD Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Greensboro, NC Posts: 1,086	Thanks for the translation assistance Oliver and Green!