In today's world there are five major denominations - Christianity, Judaism, Islam, Hinduism and Buddhism.From them there are many more branches - sects and local beliefs.
oldest books in the world
His vision of the world and the most intimate knowledge of the descendants of people have tried to convey, first remembering them on stones and clay tablets, and later on papyrus and paper.So there were the sacred books, which sets out the main precepts of every religious direction.
For Christians, the Bible is for the Jews - the Tanakh, for the Islamists - the Koran, for Hindus - the Veda, for Buddhists - Tripitaka.Purpose of these books - to inform the person about creation of the world and to establish certain rules in human relations.In some religious subjects holy books and scriptures in common with each other in some way, on the contrary, are fundamentally different from each other.One thing is certain: every person is free to choose which God he worships.
names and titles of the prophets
Unfortunately, modern man, with a huge opportunity to study the heritage of the past, has only a superficial knowledge regarding the world of religion.
Few of us know that in the Bible Jesus Christ is endowed with 200 different titles and names.The most famous of them - it was Jesus of Nazareth, Yeshua (an important role in this was played by Bulgakov's novel "Master and Margarita"), Joshua and others.For example, the Islamic believers, Jesus Christ is better known under the name of Issa.Moreover, in the XVII century in the Orthodox Church split from the fact, how to write in Russian the name of Christ - Jesus or Jesus.
Also, few people know all the names of the Prophet Muhammad, because it includes all of the most revered lineage of the prophet of Islam from the creation of the world.The full name of the great prophet more than half a thousand letters.The most widely used are the names of the Prophet Muhammad, Muhammad, Muhammedul-amine, Ahmad Al-Khashir, Al-Shahid Rahim Mustafa, Nazir and others.
main relics believers
Every religious denomination has its own characteristics and relics worshiped by believers.The main relic of Christians is the Shroud of Turin, which after his death was wrapped the body of Jesus Christ.
Buddhists venerate holy places belonging to the Buddha, and his power - a tooth, a lock, and bones.
Muslim relics steel demand is relatively recent, as the traditions of Islam made to bury the deceased with his belongings.
However, many religious relics are quite controversial origin.Sometimes believers sincerely worship skillful forgeries issued for holy relics and things that supposedly belonged to the saints.
shrine of Islam.Hair from the head of the Prophet Muhammad
most revered shrines of Muslims considered the hair of the Prophet Muhammad.This fact did not fail to take advantage of scammers.Ignoring all the ethical and moral standards, using the gullibility of people under the guise of holiness they spread among the faithful hair ordinary person, giving them a genuine relic.
Clearly aware of the fact that a person's head can not be of the number of hairs that they were able to buy everyone, scammers have come up in his defense the legend, supposedly the hair of the Prophet Muhammad could reproduce itself.Let us leave this deception on their conscience.The more that willing to buy the relic is still missing, and the demand for it, as they say, exceeds supply.
Genuine holiness is carefully guarded and not always available to the faithful.They bring to public view in a particularly solemn days.This is often touted as the fulfillment of special rituals.For Muslims there is a beautiful custom to make ablution genuine locks of hair of Prophet Muhammad.In order not to lose a single precious hairs from the head of the prophet, the washing is carried out in silver trays, arranged in several levels relative to each other.After the procedure, washing with a magnifying glass check whether all the hair stayed in place.
believed that the water, which was washed hair of the Prophet Muhammad, becomes healing qualities, so to have her in his dreams every believer in Allah.Fortunately, at the end of the ritual just handing out water to everyone.
sacred hair from the beard of Muhammad
also sacred to Muslims and other relics - the hair from the beard of the Prophet.The faithful Muslims believe that the original exhibits of hair from the beard, there are only 3 copies.The first is located at the Topkapi Palace in Istanbul, the second is kept in the mosque Hazratbal, located in the Indian city of Srinagar, the third - at the Museum of regional importance, owned by the Tyumen city Duma.So if you want to witness this miracle will be able to any resident of the Eurasian continent.
Every educated person should respect the religious feelings of other people, because we all - the inhabitants of one planet Earth and at the end of life's journey, though different roads, we arrive at a single home for all of our creator God.
