u/cafesolitito

Pulled from Finch's postgame presser. Two topics that I think we're all fascinated by due to their importance in this upcoming matchup against the Spurs. Our big lineup vs their big lineup. And how do we get guys like TSJ, who we drafted to give us buckets when needed, in the best position.

Wolves in 6.

Hi everyone.

I'm a lover of all things caffeine: coffee addict, love Yerba mate, (clean) energy drinks, pre workout.

I've done a 4 day fast once without caffeine and it was very difficult but it felt much cleaner and my sleep was excellent. I then had an americano and it was like a spiritual experience, I couldn't stop smiling.

I'd like to do some spring cleaning for my mind and body and do a 7-14 day fast, water only.

Those of you who have done this with no caffeine: how'd it go?

I've always had a feeling that the Arab conquests were tied somehow to the opportunism presented after the wars and withdrawal of the Persian troops.

It seems like Arab raiding and plundering on the periphery of Roman Syria eventually led to larger, full-scale invasions. A key ingredient her was likely the "Romanized" Arab war bands that had previously worked for and existed along the frontier deserts.

My questions are along the lines of: what did "retaking" these territories actually look like between the late 620's and early 630's? How feasible and logistically realistic was it for the Romans to really retake these lands?

When the Persians leave, are the previously contracted Arab tribes, now likely not being paid by the Romans, using this as justification to start plundering?

Anyways, I'm fascinated by this window of time because, obviously, the Arab conquests would change the Roman, Mediterranean, and world history forever.

I had left a comment for Professor Dost's AMA the other day, and I'd like to bring it to you all and hear your thoughts:

If the Quran is substantially a Hijazi product, what do you think was layered onto it during and after the conquests of the 630s? The Hijazi tribes who drove the expansion would have rapidly intermixed with Arab populations far more embedded in the Christian culture of Syria-Palestine.

Is this the context for the Quran's direct engagement with Christian theology, and for what some scholars identify as non-Hijazi strands in the text?

How do you think about the cultural and religious intermixing among Arab populations between the conquest period and the Uthmanic consolidation?

**Also, this idea would push back against GSR's thesis that the Christian influence in the Quran is due to the presence of Christianity in Arabia itself, right?