Allah
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| + | “By [[Allah]], this story is my story and this case is my case." --[[Tale of the Two kings and the Wazir's Daughters]] | ||
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| - | '''Perceptions of religious imagery in natural phenomena''', sometimes called [[Simulacrum|simulacra]], are sightings of images with spiritual or religious themes or import to the perceiver. The images perceived, whether [[iconic]] or [[aniconic]], may be the faces of religious notables or the manifestation of spiritual symbols in the natural, organic media or phenomena of the [[natural world]]. The occurrence or event of perception may be transient or fleeting or may be more enduring and [[monument]]al. The phenomenon appears to approach a [[cultural universal]] and may often accompany [[nature worship]], [[animism]], and [[fetishism]], along with more formal or organized belief systems. | + | '''Allah''' is the [[Arabic]] word for '''[[God]]''' (literally 'the God', as the initial "Al-" is the definite article). |
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| - | Within Christian traditions, many instances reported involve [[images of Jesus]] or other [[Christianity|Christian]] figures seen in food; in the [[Islam|Muslim]] world, structures in food and other natural objects may be perceived as religious text in [[Arabic alphabet|Arabic]] script, particularly the word [[Allah]] or verses from the [[Qur'an]]. Many religious believers view them as real manifestations of [[miracle|miraculous]] origin; the predominant scientific view is that such perceptions are examples of [[pareidolia]]. | + | |
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| - | The original phenomena of this type were [[Acheiropoieta|acheropites]]: images of major Christian icons such as [[Jesus]] and the [[Virgin Mary]] which were believed to have been created by supernatural means. The word ''acheropite'' comes from the [[Greece|Greek]] ''ảχειροποίητος'', meaning "not created by human hands", and the term was first applied to the [[Turin Shroud]] and the [[Veil of Veronica]]. Later, the term came to apply more generally to [[simulacrum|simulacra]] of a religious or spiritual nature occurring in natural phenomena, particularly those seen by believers as being of miraculous origin. | + | |
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| - | * [[Bélmez Faces]], a disputed paranormal phenomenon in [[Bélmez]], Spain, where several spots on floors and walls are interpreted as faces. | + | * [[Islamic eschatology]] |
| - | * [[Marian apparition]] | + | * [[Abdullah (name)]] |
| - | * [[Weeping statue]] | + | * [[Ilah]] |
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| + | * [[Tawhid]] | ||
| + | * [[Dhikr]] | ||
| + | * [[Termagant]] | ||
| + | * [[Five Pillars of Islam]] | ||
| + | * [[Kaaba]] | ||
| + | * [[Prophets of Islam]] | ||
| + | * [[El (deity)]] | ||
| + | *[[Inch'Allah (Adamo song)]] | ||
| + | *[[ojalá]] | ||
| + | *[[Takbir]] | ||
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Allah is the Arabic word for God (literally 'the God', as the initial "Al-" is the definite article).
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See also
- Islamic eschatology
- Abdullah (name)
- Ilah
- Names of God
- Tawhid
- Dhikr
- Termagant
- Five Pillars of Islam
- Kaaba
- Prophets of Islam
- El (deity)
- Inch'Allah (Adamo song)
- ojalá
- Takbir
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