... its size ever to be built successfully. The dome is approximately 20 meters in diameter and rises to a height of 30 meters above the surrounding stone. Its dome shape is a strong symbol of a soaring ascent into heaven. The circle represents wholeness and balance which are two concepts essential in Muslim ... tradition ("About The Dome of the Rock"). "The Dome of the Rock encircles the holy rock, according to tradition beneath the ancient stone, there is Bir el-arneh, (the well of souls). The voices of the dead may be heard" ("Jerusalem"). The Bir ... a place where ancestral Jews have pr...

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... any equal. They attempt to think and talk about God without making him into a thing or picturing him as something as in human kind. The Qur'an, which is the sacred text of the Islamic religion, avoids projecting an image of God by addressing him in different pronouns avoiding believers to create any physical image of him. Muhammad is considered by ... lifetime. The pilgrimage consists in a series of symbolic rituals designed to bring the faithful as possible to God. As previously mentioned, water is used in prayers. For Muslims, water is sacred because it is considered one of the immens...

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... during an important month in the Muslim calendar called the Dhu al-Hijah. At this time Muslims will travel from all over to make the trip to the sacred land of Mecca. Many will die young and old, but there couldn't be a better way of dieing for a devout Muslim. On the journey they ... pilgrims will visit the Well of Zamzam, which was established by Hager and Ishmael (Shariat). They will take seven trips around the Kabba and kiss the black stone. A sacrifice is offered on the tenth day to celebrate Abraham's unselfishness to sacrifice his son to God. Then they must visit Medina to pay res...

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... such represents an example to the human societies. The ritual event that represents one of the peak experiences in the life of a Muslim is the Hajj or Pilgrimage to the sacred places of Islam in and around Mecca. The Hajj takes place in "The Month of Hajj", the last month of the Muslim year. The event begins even before departure from ... "ba lies in its being the symbol of the initial human attempt to express a relationship with God. It is also the link between Islam and the traditions of Abraham. The stone structure is located in the middle of the courtyard of Mecca's great mosque. It ...

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... will happen to you. If you do negative things, negative things will happen to you. Hindus also believe that the cow is sacred. The cow represents their life and all other animals. They also regard the cow as sacred because it gives and gives but only takes grass and grain. Not all of the Hindu people are vegetarian; they are given the ... . Buddhists believe in reincarnation, that life is a cycle. As soon as a person releases their attachment to desire and self they can attain Nirvana. The Buddhist religion is not set in stone as it has many local rituals and customs (Kauper, 1964). Curr...

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