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Originally posted by Sahabi
reply to post by In nothing we trust
Jewish mizrah is the direction Jews pray, towards the Temple in Jerusalem. Does this mean they worship the temple, or is it G-d that they worship?
At the introduction of Islam, Muhammad ordered the new Muslims to face the Jewish Temple during prayer along with the Jews. Later on, Muhammad changed the prayer direction to Mecca instead. Kiblah has the same meaning as Mizrah. So Muslims use the Ka'bah as kiblah instead of Jerusalem.
Mizrah
In Judaism, mizrah (Hebrew: מזרח "east")
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Qibla
Qiblah (Arabic: قبلة, also transliterated as Kiblah or Qiblih) is an Arabic word for the direction that should be faced when a Muslim prays during Salah. Most mosques contain a niche, known as Mihrab in a wall that indicates the Qiblah.
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Two methods in determining the direction of the Qiblah
From whencesoever Thou startest forth, turn Thy face in the direction of the sacred Mosque; that is indeed the truth from the Lord.
A Mihrab at the 16th century Jama Masjid, Fatehpur Sikri, indicating QiblaAnd Allah is not unmindful of what ye do.
So from whencesoever Thou startest forth, turn Thy face in the direction of the sacred Mosque; and wheresoever ye are, Turn your face thither: that there be no ground of dispute against you among the people, except those of them that are bent on wickedness; so fear them not, but fear Me; and that I may complete My favours on you, and ye May (consent to) be guided;
—Qur'an 2:149–150 (Yusuf Ali)
It is not righteousness that ye turn your faces Towards east or West; but it is righteousness- to believe in Allah and the Last Day, and the Angels, and the Book, and the Messengers; to spend of your substance, out of love for Him, for your kin, for orphans, for the needy, for the wayfarer, for those who ask, and for the ransom of slaves; to be steadfast in prayer, and practice regular charity; to fulfil the contracts which ye have made; and to be firm and patient, in pain (or suffering) and adversity, and throughout all periods of panic. Such are the people of truth, the Allah-fearing.
—Qur'an 2:177–250 (Yusuf Ali)
Several Muslim mathematicians and astronomers, such as Abu Rayhan Biruni, have discussed the correct way of determining the Qiblah direction from any point on the Earth's surface. They agree that at the two moments in each year when the sun is directly overhead the Kaaba, the direction of shadows in any sunlit place will point directly away from the Qiblah. This happens on May 27 or May 28 at 9:18 GMT and on July 15 or July 16 at 9:27 GMT.
Likewise there are two moments in each year when the Sun is directly over the antipodes of the Kaaba. This happens on January 12 or January 13 at 21:29 GMT and on November 28 at 21:09 GMT.
Because the Earth is almost a sphere, this is almost the same as saying that the Qiblah from a place is the direction in which a bird would start flying in order to get to the Kaaba by the shortest possible way. The antipode of the Kaba is in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, close to remote southern French Polynesia, in the vicinity of Moruoa Atoll.
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"To Allah belongs the East and the West. Wherever you turn there is the presence of God..." Qur'an Baqara 2:115
Originally posted by Sahabi
reply to post by In nothing we trust
There is no significance to the East
"To Allah belongs the East and the West. Wherever you turn there is the presence of God..." Qur'an Baqara 2:115
God ordered His believers to all face the same direction is prayer as a show of brotherhood, unity, and solidarity between all Muslims.
Originally posted by silent thunder
I sent an inquiry to Lucius Trust years ago out of curiosity. I never joined them or contacted them further, but decades later they are still mailing me their newsletter several times a year and other little pamphlets, etc. They won't let go...am I doomed?
I got one not long ago...I'll root around in the big pile of papers in my "procrastination box" and see if I can find it to scan some articles...may have already tossed it.
Among its many projects, the Bodman Foundation funded the International Rescue Committee, while former CIA director William J. Casey was its president.
The board of trustees of the Bodman Foundation includes former Ambassador Walter J. P. Curley, an associate of Casey's; Peter Frelinghuysen, whose family is married into the family of former CIA officer Cord Meyer; and John N. Irwin III, the son of the under secretary of state to Henry Kissinger.
The Bodman and Achellis foundations combined to grant over a half million dollars to the American Family Foundation during the first decade of its existence.
A close inspection of the grant-making activity of these foundations discloses support for institutions that have been seminal to the erosion of Judeo-Christian culture. In 1969, the Bodman foundation financed the Temple of Understanding, which established itself as the only religious chapel housed in the United Nations in New York. Antropologist Margaret Meade, the grande dame of the New Age, was was an active supporter
The Temple is the creation of the Lucis Trust, a leading Satanic cult, founded in London in 1922 as the Lucifer Trust. The name was changed from Lucifer Trust, to Lucis, to make the nature of the organization less conspicuous.
American sponsors of the Lucis Trust include Henry Clausen, former supreme grand commander of Scottish Rite Freemasons; the Rockefeller Foundation; former secretary of defense Robert S. McNamara;, Rabbi Marc Tannenbaum of the American Jewish Committee; and Thomas Watson, Jr. of IBM. Watson is the uncle of John N. Irwin, III.
Offices of the Temple of Understanding are located at the Anglican Church of St. John the Divine in New York City, which is also funded by the Bodman Foundation. The church is well known as a key sponsor of New Age activity.
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Originally posted by Sahabi
reply to post by In nothing we trust
I did a quick net search and came up with the island of Tematangi in French Polynesia as the antipode to the Ka'bah. (I never heard of antipode before )
• Is there some hidden meaning to French Polynesia that relates to this thread?
I'm still confused about what point you are trying to make with this thread. Some kind of... the UN Silence Room is related to the black stone of the Ka'bah... Masons are Muslims... Lucis Trust is Luciferian... Masons are Luciferian... Muslims worship the devil? 0_0
Originally posted by lestweforget
Satan at work just doin his best, amazes me he has a neverending supply
of eager followers to assist him with his plans!
Originally posted by In nothing we trust
What else happened in 2001?
Anyone, anyone?
The room of silence in the UN
Originally posted by Shadowfoot
I still need to watch your videos, Im really intrigued as I used to be a member of the Lucis Trust. Lucis Trust was founded by Alice Bailey, she was a contemporary of Blavatsky. The Lucis Trust and the theosophical Society are very similiar if not copies of one another at least from the angle of their schools(I have done course work in both over the years. It is interesting that Annie Besant(adoptive mother of Krishna Murti) and the Theosophical Society, Steiner and Anthroposophy and The Lucis Trust all came about around the same time and moved to America. There is some evidence to Theosophy and the Masonry, and I used to suspect the same of the Lucis trust
The lord of the world in Lucis Trus's metaphysical world view is Sanat Kumara, I worked this as an anagram and came up with Satan's Karma. Another note is that Lucis, means light, the symbol is a oil lamp and of course Lucipher is the light bearer.
I will pop back by after watching the videos...thanks in advance
Originally posted by Shadowfoot
reply to post by dontreally
You have interesting information, I would like to know your sources for personal investigation of your statements. I take issue with peoples definition with Jewish however. Jewish is Hebrew/house of Judah right? With my present understanding I would call the sites Hebrew, not Jewish..
In regards the Lucis Trust, I would just love to reference the context of your claims, not to argue your statement but to investigate further as I have read many of their books...a very repetitive and difficult feat in itself And I would agree they were very motivated by a one world religion and government, at the time of the writings however it was the League of nations.
Originally posted by In nothing we trust
Originally posted by Sahabi
reply to post by In nothing we trust
What about the black stone of the Ka'bah?
It was there before Islam or Muhammad, and Muslims do not worship this stone, nor the Ka'bah itself.
So what is your point?
Just because it's black it must correspond to the black rectangle in the U.N. Meditation Room?
Excuse my ignorance but what is being worshipped at Hajj?
Originally posted by Sahabi
reply to post by In nothing we trust
What about the black stone of the Ka'bah? It was there before Islam or Muhammad, and Muslims do not worship this stone, nor the Ka'bah itself. So what is your point? Just because it's black it must correspond to the black rectangle in the U.N. Meditation Room?