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05 Sep 2008 Fri 12:55 am |
Thank you also Libralady. Never saw it like that...... forgive my ignorance here, but i really didnt know wether parton saints was followed by all religions.
So will re think the gift on that note. Thank you though for your thoughts and coments
What´s wrong with a St Christopher? It´s hardly a major religious symbol in Christianity is it? You might think twice about giving him a cross - but St Christopher is the patron saint of travellers and a St Christopher pendant seems a nice gift to give to someone who travels a lot - not much different to a Turkish person giving you a Nazar as a gift (and they often do!)
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05 Sep 2008 Fri 01:06 am |
What´s wrong with a St Christopher? It´s hardly a major religious symbol in Christianity is it? You might think twice about giving him a cross - but St Christopher is the patron saint of travellers and a St Christopher pendant seems a nice gift to give to someone who travels a lot - not much different to a Turkish person giving you a Nazar as a gift (and they often do!)
since when nazar relates to Islam?
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05 Sep 2008 Fri 01:12 am |
since when nazar relates to Islam?
I thought it did - sorry my mistake - but it is given by Turkish people as a good luck charm isn´t it? And this is really what a St Christopher medal is - a charm against accidents.
Modify: OK just looked it up - I really did think it was religious rather than traditional
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05 Sep 2008 Fri 01:16 am |
I thought it did - sorry my mistake - but it is given by Turkish people as a good luck charm isn´t it? And this is really what a St Christopher medal is - a charm against accidents.
Modify: OK just looked it up - I really did think it was religious rather than traditional
Nazar is more like a pagan tradition. Islam in fact bans these kind of objects that are believed to protect people.
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05 Sep 2008 Fri 01:19 am |
Nazar is more like a pagan tradition. Islam in fact bans these kind of objects that are believed to protect people.
But you see them EVERYWHERE - all taxis and buses have one hanging up - every house round here has one over the doorway - the ban can´t be very effective.
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05 Sep 2008 Fri 01:24 am |
But you see them EVERYWHERE - all taxis and buses have one hanging up - every house round here has one over the doorway - the ban can´t be very effective.
You can see them here too,in Taxis,buses,given as a gift when a baby born...ect,but it has NOTHİNG to do with İslam
İts baned,but not haram
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05 Sep 2008 Fri 02:40 am |
You can see them here too,in Taxis,buses,given as a gift when a baby born...ect,but it has NOTHİNG to do with İslam
İts baned,but not haram
Really??? I never knew about that we see them so much or the statue thing either, we have a lot of statues at home (they really scare me at night, lol, REALLY!)
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05 Sep 2008 Fri 02:43 am |
Hi All. Would a muslim be offended if i gave a St.Christopher pendant as a gift? The person is Turkish by the way. Do other religions recognise Patron Saints ?
Maybe a silly question but i really dont want to offend anyone or their beliefs, by giving this as a gift, if its not the done thing to do
Any advice,thoughts or comments on this would be most appreciated.
Janette
janette, the goal of giving gifts is to make the people happy. therefore, it really doesn´t matter if you give that pendant as a gift. all religions are same. you can certainly give it.
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05 Sep 2008 Fri 02:46 am |
janette, the goal of giving gifts is to make the people happy. therefore, it really doesn´t matter if you give that pendant as a gift. all religions are same. you can certainly give it.
The goal is to give something meaningful yes, but it should be meaningful to the recipient more than to the gift giver.
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05 Sep 2008 Fri 03:01 am |
The goal is to give something meaningful yes, but it should be meaningful to the recipient more than to the gift giver.
İf it was a Cross,i would be restless yes
But if its a pendant,and i know what it means to the person who is giving to me,so i will appreciate it,and it will be meaningful to me as well.
Same as when my friend lighten the candle for me,its meaningless for me personally,meanss nothing,but because what it meant to him,it became meaningful to me too
He was praying to God for me,that is meaningful,and very nice too.
Btw,what does lightening the candle means ?
İ know he was praying,but when you light a candle along with the praying,what does it means?
İ thought its not nice to ask him ,not appreciative
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05 Sep 2008 Fri 03:12 am |
The goal is to give something meaningful yes, but it should be meaningful to the recipient more than to the gift giver.
i don´t need your agreement. clean your house at first.
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