Another Arabic word sometimes used for Christians, particularly in a political context, is Ṣalībī (صليبي "Crusader") from ṣalīb (صليب "cross") which refers to Crusaders and has negative connotations. However, Salibi is a modern term; historically, Muslim writers described European Christian Crusaders as al-Faranj or Alfranj (الفرنج) and Firinjīyah (الفرنجيّة) in Arabic" This word comes from the Franks and can be seen in the Arab history text Al-Kamil fi al-Tarikh by Ali ibn al-Athir. COUNT 4
QSN1 What is the Arabic term when referring to Christians in a political sense? ANS1 Ṣalībī QSN2 Ṣalībī comes from the word ṣalīb, which means what? ANS2 cross QSN3 What does Ṣalībī mean? ANS3 Crusader QSN4 What does Alfranj mean? ANS4 European Christian Crusaders