Talisman
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=== Islam === |
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[[File:Khalili Collection Islamic Art tls 0053.jpg|thumb|right|upright|Islamic talisman engraved with a quote from the [[Quran]], 7th or 8th century AD]] |
[[File:Khalili Collection Islamic Art tls 0053.jpg|thumb|right|upright|Islamic talisman engraved with a quote from the [[Quran]], 7th or 8th century AD]] |
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Use of verses of the Qur'an in slips of parchment rolled inside talismanic objects has been common throughout the Muslim world. For example, [[Muslim ibn al-Hajjaj|Muslim Ibn al-hajjaj]] instructed military commanders to inscribe Quran 54:46 on a cloth with rosewater, musk, and amber when Libra is rising and in the hour of the sun, and to carry it to the battlefield to prosper over oppressors and nonbelievers.{{Cite book|last=Leoni|first=Francesca|title=Sacred Words, Sacred Power: Qur'anic and Pious Phrases as Sources of Healing and Protection|publisher=Oxford|year=2016|isbn=9781910807095|pages=60}} |
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Use of verses of the Qur'an in slips of parchment rolled inside talismanic objects has been common throughout the Muslim World. |
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The 10th century ‘Abbasid mathematician, [[Thābit ibn Qurra|Thabit ibn Qurra]], was considered to be an expert on talismans. In one of his texts on talismans, he wrote, ‘The noblest part of astronomy is the science of talismans.' {{Cite book|last=Burnett|first=Charles|title=Magic and Divination in the Middle Ages|year=1996|isbn=0-86078-615-3|location=Aldershot, Hampshire|pages=6–14}} According to the 12th century translator [[John of Seville]] and Limia's version of ibn Qurra's Arabic text, ''De imaginibus'', he saw talismans and astronomy to be more crucial for gaining wisdom than the studies of geometry and philosophy. In Adelard of Bath's translation of the same text, it is stressed that extensive knowledge of both astronomy and astrology is needed for creating a talisman. This information is necessary because talismans should be made at the moment of an auspicious celestial event. One's birth horoscope could also be a factor in the efficacy of talismans. The maker cannot have any distractions or doubts, otherwise their talisman will be powerless. |
The 10th century ‘Abbasid mathematician, [[Thābit ibn Qurra|Thabit ibn Qurra]], was considered to be an expert on talismans. In one of his texts on talismans, he wrote, ‘The noblest part of astronomy is the science of talismans.' {{Cite book|last=Burnett|first=Charles|title=Magic and Divination in the Middle Ages|year=1996|isbn=0-86078-615-3|location=Aldershot, Hampshire|pages=6–14}} According to the 12th century translator [[John of Seville]] and Limia's version of ibn Qurra's Arabic text, ''De imaginibus'', he saw talismans and astronomy to be more crucial for gaining wisdom than the studies of geometry and philosophy. In Adelard of Bath's translation of the same text, it is stressed that extensive knowledge of both astronomy and astrology is needed for creating a talisman. This information is necessary because talismans should be made at the moment of an auspicious celestial event. One's birth horoscope could also be a factor in the efficacy of talismans. The maker cannot have any distractions or doubts, otherwise their talisman will be powerless. |
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