rubl
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Post by rubl on Apr 28, 2019 10:00:22 GMT 7
Well, the 'half moon' on many flags is actually a blade of a sword. "According to the Islamic tradition, the sword called Zulfikar belonged to Ali, the first Caliph after the death of Muhammed. Zulfikar is one of the oldest symbols in the Islam and according to Shiites its existance goes back to Adam, who carried it out of Eden down to the Earth. The tradition says that the sword once belonged to Muhammed too, who gave it to Ali before his death." www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/tr-zulf.htmlOf course, according to some Christian traditions it's safer to keep a sword in a stone. |
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Post by AyG on Apr 28, 2019 11:37:29 GMT 7
Of course, according to some Christian traditions it's safer to keep a sword in a stone. King Arthur is most unlikely to have been Christian, so it should probably be regarded as a pagan tradition. And paganism has led to far fewer deaths than Islam or Christianity AFAIK. It's a proper "religion of peace" (or, more correctly, "religions" since there isn't just one version of paganism). www.quora.com/Was-King-Arthur-a-Christian-even-if-Christianity-was-not-widespread-yet-in-Britain |
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Post by rubl on Apr 28, 2019 14:40:43 GMT 7
Of course, according to some Christian traditions it's safer to keep a sword in a stone. King Arthur is most unlikely to have been Christian, so it should probably be regarded as a pagan tradition. And paganism has led to far fewer deaths than Islam or Christianity AFAIK. It's a proper "religion of peace" (or, more correctly, "religions" since there isn't just one version of paganism). www.quora.com/Was-King-Arthur-a-Christian-even-if-Christianity-was-not-widespread-yet-in-BritainThe Celtic and Germanic tribes had a fascination with water and as offer to the Gods they'd often offered weapons. Mostly ritually 'killed' by bending them. Francis Pryor, the expert on Bronze Age archaeology wrote some interesting books and also presented some documentaries. "Britain BC episode 2" is real interesting. See also "The Killing of Swords: A Destructive Funerary Rite To Release the Spirit of Weapons Into the Afterlife" www.ancient-origins.net/history-ancient-traditions/killing-swords-0011508 |
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Post by Mosha on Apr 29, 2019 8:42:10 GMT 7
The Celtic and Germanic tribes had a fascination with water and as offer to the Gods they'd often offered weapons. Mostly ritually 'killed' by bending them. Francis Pryor, the expert on Bronze Age archaeology wrote some interesting books and also presented some documentaries. "Britain BC episode 2" is real interesting. See also "The Killing of Swords: A Destructive Funerary Rite To Release the Spirit of Weapons Into the Afterlife" www.ancient-origins.net/history-ancient-traditions/killing-swords-0011508Pre Roman England probably spoke a Cymric language. Near where I lived, and where my sister lives is Ludwell Close. Nearby is a freshwater spring, which was potable when I was a young lad. Lud was a major Celtic deity. |
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Post by AyG on Apr 29, 2019 8:42:11 GMT 7
Sri Lanka has banned the burqa and niqab. Good for them. Just a pity that they didn't go to the root of the problem and ban Islam itself.
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Post by rubl on May 12, 2019 15:31:32 GMT 7
"Latest Sri Lanka Arrest Throws Spotlight on Wahhabism in Eastern Hotbed KATTANKUDY, Sri Lanka — Sri Lankan authorities have arrested a Saudi-educated scholar for what they claim are links with Zahran Hashim, the suspected ringleader of the Easter Sunday bombings, throwing a spotlight on the rising influence of Salafi-Wahhabi Islam on the island's Muslims. Mohamed Aliyar, 60, is the founder of the Centre for Islamic Guidance, which boasts a mosque, a religious school and a library in Zahran's hometown of Kattankudy, a Muslim-dominated city on Sri Lanka's eastern shores." www.nytimes.com/reuters/2019/05/12/world/asia/12reuters-sri-lanka-blasts-arrest.html |
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