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> There was.. is a tendency for example among pious muslims to burn all books except the quoran at the end of life, to express ones devotion. Do you have an ex

by erklik 4y ago

> There was.. is a tendency for example among pious muslims to burn all books except the quoran at the end of life, to express ones devotion. Do you have an example of notable examples of this in history? or a source of such events? I've never heard of such a case before, so it's quite interesting.

qikInNdOutReply 4y ago
Most of my information is from a book on the issue called "Sealed time". Regarding the book as holy property, special item: https://sureshemre.wordpress.com/2014/01/18/on-the-late-adoption-of-the-printing-press-in-the-ottoman-empire/ https://sureshemre.wordpress.com/2014/01/18/on-the-late-adop... One such example is the delay of book printing in the osman cultural sphere. Rest is on wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quran_desecration#Respectful_disposal https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quran_desecration#Respectful_d... And in various scholar articles. Notice that its also a attempt to have cohension and prevent the forming of sects and cults. https://raseef22.net/article/1070179-book-burning-islamic-history https://raseef22.net/article/1070179-book-burning-islamic-hi...
- erklik 4y ago
  I am somewhat confused... Your point was that pious people, even today, would burn all owned books except the Quran as a show of their faith. > Sealed time I can't seem to find this book. Do you have the author for it? > Regarding the book as holy property, special item: https://sureshemre.wordpress.com/2014/01/18/on-the-late-adop https://sureshemre.wordpress.com/2014/01/18/on-the-late-adop... This is more about scribes being attached to their jobs so preventing the use of printing-press. That's nothing holy or religion related. Good old protectionism. > Rest is on wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quran_desecration#Respectful_d https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quran_desecration#Respectful_d... I am also confused what this has to do with the original statement. Quran as a book has a form of disposal, yes, and it's by burning, sure. Your point was about non-Quranic books. > And in various scholar articles. Notice that its also a attempt to have cohension and prevent the forming of sects and cults. Similarly, again, that is about religious texts and religious books. Honestly, I am not sure where you got your claim from. As far as I can research, there isn't some widespread practice of "tendency for example among pious muslims to burn all books except the quoran at the end of life" ...
  - qikInNdOutReply 4y ago
    Dan Diner Sealed Time or German "Versiegelte Zeit". I also said "pious" and i think being deeply religous and a scholar of other sciences sort of exclude one another in modern times.

by erklik 4y ago

qikInNdOutReply 4y ago

Most of my information is from a book on the issue called "Sealed time". Regarding the book as holy property, special item: https://sureshemre.wordpress.com/2014/01/18/on-the-late-adoption-of-the-printing-press-in-the-ottoman-empire/ https://sureshemre.wordpress.com/2014/01/18/on-the-late-adop... One such example is the delay of book printing in the osman cultural sphere. Rest is on wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quran_desecration#Respectful_disposal https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quran_desecration#Respectful_d... And in various scholar articles. Notice that its also a attempt to have cohension and prevent the forming of sects and cults. https://raseef22.net/article/1070179-book-burning-islamic-history https://raseef22.net/article/1070179-book-burning-islamic-hi...

erklik 4y ago
I am somewhat confused... Your point was that pious people, even today, would burn all owned books except the Quran as a show of their faith. > Sealed time I can't seem to find this book. Do you have the author for it? > Regarding the book as holy property, special item: https://sureshemre.wordpress.com/2014/01/18/on-the-late-adop https://sureshemre.wordpress.com/2014/01/18/on-the-late-adop... This is more about scribes being attached to their jobs so preventing the use of printing-press. That's nothing holy or religion related. Good old protectionism. > Rest is on wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quran_desecration#Respectful_d https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quran_desecration#Respectful_d... I am also confused what this has to do with the original statement. Quran as a book has a form of disposal, yes, and it's by burning, sure. Your point was about non-Quranic books. > And in various scholar articles. Notice that its also a attempt to have cohension and prevent the forming of sects and cults. Similarly, again, that is about religious texts and religious books. Honestly, I am not sure where you got your claim from. As far as I can research, there isn't some widespread practice of "tendency for example among pious muslims to burn all books except the quoran at the end of life" ...
- qikInNdOutReply 4y ago
  Dan Diner Sealed Time or German "Versiegelte Zeit". I also said "pious" and i think being deeply religous and a scholar of other sciences sort of exclude one another in modern times.