{"collection":"Islam","html_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/browse/isl/arw/arw49.htm","path":"isl/arw/arw49.htm","source_url":"https://sacred-texts.com/isl/arw/arw49.htm","text":"Arabian Wisdom, by John Wortabet, [1913]\nA man who has no brother is like one who has a left arm and no right. A brother is a wing.\nWhen evil befalls you, you will know the value of a brother.\nYour brother is he who shares your distress.\nThe same regard is due to the eldest brother from the youngest as that which is due to a parent from his child.\nGod helps him who helps his brother. Who forsakes his brother will be forsaken by God.\nA man is a mirror in which his brother's likeness is seen.\nThe best man among you is he who is best to his relations.\nBlood does not become water.\nHonour your tribe, for they are the wing with which you fly.\nThe measure of a man's greatness is that of his tribe (clan, party).\nBe friendly to your relations, but do not depend on your relationship.\nIf it were not for my own arm, my mouth would have nothing to eat.","title":"Arabian Wisdom: Brothers, Relations","type":"page"}