Does that mean obama should have put his own hand on his forehead or what when he performed the low bow?
“Does that mean obama should have put his own hand on his forehead or what when he performed the low bow?”
Yes. He would have taken the other hand in his and moved both hands to his (0bama’s) forehead.
Remember your “Lawrence of Arabia” when the character of Lawrence greets the arab tribe after receiving the white clothes and golden dagger. The last action is the bowing and touching of 3 points, ending with the touching of the head.
Look again at the video footage closely. The angles indicate that this was possible, although the bow itself is disgraceful in itself and took my breath away.
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‘sl’ is the semitic root of islam, muslim, etc. Root letters consist of 2-3 letters.
I forgot to remind you in post 524 that ‘islam’ is, as a word, a command, meaning ‘submit!’
Hence the bowing/obeisance.
I’ve studied/been interested in the culture since the early 1960s, like Patton reading Rommel’s book.