Hi Jack, My husband is Pakistani (Muslim). I'll ask him tonight if he knows about the M'naya story. He's very familiar with the Koran as well as many folk stories. Linda Hamid -----Original Message----- From: jacksmail1@juno.com [mailto:jacksmail1@juno.com] Sent: Saturday, August 17, 2002 12:35 PM To: ARMSTRONG-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [ARMSTRONG-L] non-Armstrong geneology Hi everyone, especially Linda, I am sorry I do not have Linda's individual's direct address, but know her writings through this Armstrong site. I am helping a coworker start her geneology. She is hispanic with the surname, Minaya, which she understands may have its roots in Arabic. I did a lot of research on the internet, with one refernce of Minaya to the Koran. If memory serves me, Linda, you are married to a Lebanese man. Does he know a translation or story behind Minaya (shown as M'naya on the Arabic site)? Unfortunately, I could not get a translation from the site. Thank you, Jack ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/web/.