Chartres Cathedral
Posted on 08/16/2010 7:35:34 PM PDT by Celerity
Hello Freepers !
Not all churches have steeples, and not all mosques have Minarets.
What is the purpose of a Minaret ? My internet research is taking me into places I would rather not dwell (Like Islam conversion sites and other mind-numbing dreck)
I see a few Mosques on US soil - But this Minaret thingy seems to suggest that a mosque is special in some way. Anyone know ?
It’s Freudian
A minaret is a tuned antenna to Allah. If they have four or more, it’s a tuned array.
Here is an old paper from the American Oriental Society on the history.
http://www.jstor.org/pss/3087601
I better make popcorn.
A minaret is simply the collective erection of every muslim man who wishes he could get it up.
Is this how Farrakhan talks to the mothership ? :D
Please, please, lots of that butter-oil. I don’t care about the calories.
Today - it is used to dominate the landscape so show the world that this is now islamic land.
Chartres Cathedral
Farrakhan isn’t even on the radio. He only communicates with his peeps.
Alright, while I have to join up or something to read the entire thing, I can see where this is going : It’s a “Beacon of Light”, yet there is nothing on it to suggest any light (Not flames or anything at the top)
I’m thinking that it’s an attempt to see the mosque from miles around (like ever other ancient pyre design).
I’m looking to see if there is a connection to the presence of a Minaret and the conquest of the land that the mosque was cobbled together upon (From Garbage.. Let my disdain for Islam be known)
Bateries not included
Also, a grammar error. Should be “Symbolism”, not Symbology. An admin is welcome to correct if it bugs them.
From what I cobbled together from various sites, it served like a steeple on early churches, with the same origin- a way to recognize the center of worship in the town. That is the ‘light’ it refers to. Like Christian churches used bells to call someone to church, Muslims had a call to prayer from the top of it so everyone could hear.
Remember, the origins of this were during a time when timekeeping instruments were rare so something like a regular call to prayer served as a good timekeeping device as well.
Steeples and Minarets are both phalic symbols.
Google is your friend for that kind of stuff.
However, I’m charitable tonight, so just click on the link here with your mouse and start reading:
http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/minaret/index
Regarding the connection to conquest, you will find this interesting.
http://www.jstor.org/pss/500639
I don’t know if they are classically a symbol of conquest or a natural and familiar architectual feature that goes up to represent the religion?
Not in the Catholic dictionary. Not in the New Advent Catholic encyclopedia. Tells you something.
From what I could glean without clicking on anything it is a steeple sort of thing with a balcony on which someone can stand and call people to prayer.
*Why not just ring the bells like Catholics do?” My question — LOL!
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