42 the less favored visage of the Turks, and stand in stark contrast to the clean-shaven faces of the Byzantines. In the matter of genealogies and noble lineage, the Arabs stand unparalleled. Other nations, lost in the mists of time, remain unaware of their forebears, their roots, their ancestral threads since time’s dawn. Should one inquire of them about ancestors beyond their immediate progenitor, they find themselves adrift in ignorance, unable to trace the lineage that flows in their veins. In stark contrast, there exists not a single Arab who cannot recount his forefathers, each name a link in an unbroken chain stretching back into the annals of history. The Arabs have not only maintained but have cherished and preserved their noble descent with utmost diligence. Thus,
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