A fasinating read.
I always wondered what variety of Oud did Prophet Muhammad peace be upon Him and his companions burn and use. I always thought it was 'hindi' mixed with camphor. This article states that hundreds of years before that time Arab traders were trading up the Malabar coast and in Canton. This means that the must have known about combodi oud and possibly peninsular Malaysian oud too?
http://www.saudiaramcoworld.com/issue/200006/the.hidden.history.of.scented.wood.htm
I always wondered what variety of Oud did Prophet Muhammad peace be upon Him and his companions burn and use. I always thought it was 'hindi' mixed with camphor. This article states that hundreds of years before that time Arab traders were trading up the Malabar coast and in Canton. This means that the must have known about combodi oud and possibly peninsular Malaysian oud too?
http://www.saudiaramcoworld.com/issue/200006/the.hidden.history.of.scented.wood.htm