Posted by
Darko Trifunovic on Friday, August 29, 2008 6:54:10 PM
Scandal at
the Ottoman Museum in
Constantinople
(Istanbul)
Violation
of the Religion feelings and an Attack on Christianity
The Golden arm with one
of the fingers of St. John the Baptist (which
baptized our Lord Jesus) kept in Ottoman
Museum in Istanbul
(Constantinople) was recently exposed as one
of the pieces which belonged to Prophet Mohammed?????
Last
year during a visit in the Ottoman Museum in Istanbul, it
was noted that the Golden arm with one of the fingers of St. John the Baptist was kept in a special
room under the name “Treasury room”. This holy relict for Christianity was kept
there separate.
Here is how it looks
last year:
Arm and
skull of St. John the Baptist
1The skull
of St. John
the Baptist was originally in the possession of the Byzantines and fell
into Ottoman hands after the conquest. This relic was presented by Mehmed
II (1451-81) to the Mara Despina (Despotovic), daughter of the Serbian king.
Subsequently it become the property of Cezayirli Hasan Pasa, and after his
death brought to the palace around 1790.
2 Rock
crystal case, late 16th century Ottoman.
3The arm of St. John the Baptist
and its case belonged to the Byzantines prior the conquest. In 1484 Bayazid
II (1481-1512) sent it as a gift to the Knights of Rhodes. It was later
discovered in Lefkase Castle in Cyprus
and brought back to Istanbul
in 1585.
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This year the Golden arm
with one of the fingers of the St.
John the Baptist together with Skull is exposed in the
Chamber of Sacred
Relics, (sacred properties belonging to the Prophet, the first four caliphs,
and the companions of the Prophet are kept in this room.
It is written on whole that
Allah sent many Prophets
Secret relicts
The first two
areas located at the entry have been named as the Sadirvanh Sofa (Sofa with
Fountain)
The first room
on the right is the Audience Chamber (Azrhane) where those who come to see the
sultan are accepted.
The Second room
in the in the corner is the Privy Chamber in which the sultanate throne and
Prophet Muhammad’s Mantle (Hirka-i Saadet) are kept. This structure is called
the Chamber of Sacred Relics, because sacred properties belonging to the
Prophet, the first four caliphs, and the companions of the Prophet are kept in
this room.
On the left of
the Sadirvanli Sofa, there is the Chamber of Sacred Relics (Has Oda Kogusu),
which is now called the Destimal Oda after the 18th century.
The Chamber of
Sacred Relics was formed in the 19 century by closing the porticos in front of
the chamber.
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Golden arm with one
of the finger of the St. John the Baptist together with Skull is exposed in
The Chamber of Sacred Relict as belonging to Prophet Mohammad.
It is written on the
whole on left side of the photos that Allah sent many prophets before the
Mohammad. Indirectly it is said that other’s before the Mohammad are less
important. This quotation touches religious feeling of many Christians and
Jews visiting the place.
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These holly relics
for Christianity are now exposed also together with some Islamic relicts
(turban). Looks like that all is in
service of Prophet Muhammad....
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