or when describing their complexion; humr= Red) and they were either pale or
slightly tanned in complexion with straight hair which was very rare if ever at
all amongst the ancient original Arabs who prided themselves with their
various hues of black complexion and various textures of kinky hair.
As a matter of fact it has been recorded in several narrations that they had a
very negative attitude towards people with a fair complexion for example….
Al-Mubarrad (b.826, Basra – d. 898, Baghdad) who was an Arabic language
grammarian said:
"The Arabs used to take pride in their asmar (Dark) and black complexion