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Harun Yahya (Adnan Oktar)





                Other Practices in the Qur'an Compatible
                with the Sunnah of the Prophet Muhammad
                (May God Bless Him and Grant Him Peace)


                The use of carnelian:



                 The Prophet (may God bless him and grant him peace) used
                 a seal, on which were written the words "Muhammad, the
                 Messenger of God," in three lines, to sign the bottom of the
                 letters he sent to the rulers of neighboring states. The words
                 were carved onto carnelian stone held in a silver clasp. The
                 Prophet (may God bless him and grant him peace) wore this
                 on his finger in the form of a ring. He would remove it in or-
                 der to seal official documents he dictated, and he would re-
                 place it on his finger once the papers had been sealed.  60




                They fashioned the breast piece—the work of a skilled crafts-
                man. They made it like the ephod: of gold, and of blue, purple
                and scarlet yarn, and of finely twisted linen. It was square—a
                span long and a span wide—and folded double. Then they
                mounted four rows of precious stones on it. In the first row
                there was a ruby, a topaz and a beryl; in the second row a
                turquoise, a sapphire and an emerald; in the third row a
                jacinth, an agate and an amethyst; in the fourth row a chryso-
                lite, an onyx and a jasper. They were mounted in gold filigree
                settings... so that the breast piece would not swing out from the
                ephod—as the Lord commanded Moses. (Exodus, 39:8-13, 21)

                Fashion a breast piece for making decisions—the work of a
                skilled craftsman. Make it like the ephod: of gold, and of blue,
                purple and scarlet yarn, and of finely twisted linen. It is to be






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