Were Byzantine writings about the intermingling of human and angelic voices within ecclesiastical settings merely reflections mystical theology, or were they actual observations movement sound? Focusing on Thessaloniki, we consider how writers described angels, certain chants in divine services animated celestial beings, where painters represented particularly city’s monastic churches. We then ...

Use of holy springs and holy water is inherent in religious activities. Holy spring water is also used extensively for personal drinking water, although not assessed according to drinking water standards. Holy water in churches and chapels may cause infections via wetting of lips and sprinkling on persons. Our aim was to assess the microbiological and chemical water quality of holy springs and ...

language is a system and every system has rules that govern the structure of its vocabulary. the rules of the arabic language are based on the vowels that consistent with the meanings used in the context represent the words' position. there are some basic rules in addition to vowels which are mostly seen in the written texts. one of these rules is the matching rule that refers to the condi...

OBJECTIVES Various antibacterial and antiplaque agents are used in chemical plaque control but none are without their shortcomings. Chlorhexidine considered a gold standard, also has an array of side effects. To overcome these, numerous herbal extracts have been tried and tested and one among them is holy basil. The present study evaluated the antibacterial efficacy of holy basil in vitro again...

the byzantine art belogs to the world of christianity. the world of christianity has some characteristics which generally reflect the art works belonging to the christian era. any interpretation, critic and studies of the byzantine era art is possible only if it is done on the basis of knowing the world it belongs to. the core of chritian world is the sacred writ and the divine words. the adven...

methodology of islamic principles (‘ilm al-uṣūl) is a dignified science serving to understand religious texts; on the other hand, however, this science is indebted to holy qur’ān for its credibility and authority. the qur’ānic verses play a special role in validating and authorizing this science. this role is to be viewed in terms of foundation-laying, as āyāt al-uṣūl (verses of principles) are...

There has been a lot of debate among Muslim scholars on the elements I'jāz al- Qurān or inimitability Qurān, particularly bayāni which examines language aspects. However, al-Ījāz brevity and al-Iṭnāb verbosity, are part al-Qurān that influence text's meaning, given less attention. This is because most focused their research specific aspects ‘Ilm al-Bayān, such as al-istiʻārah, al-tashbīh, alkin...

The holy Quran is one of the Holy Books of God. It is considered one of the main references for an estimated 1.6 billion of Muslims around the world. The Holy Quran language is Arabic. Specialized as well as non-specialized people in religion need to search and lookup certain information from the Holy Quran. Most research projects concentrate on the translation of the holy Quran in different la...

Over the past decade, several large, randomized trials have allowed us to better define the appropriate population for primary prevention implantable cardioverterdefibrillator (ICD) placement, saving thousands of lives every year. MADIT II (Multicenter Automatic Defibrillator Implantation Trial II) and SCD-HeFT (Sudden Cardiac Death in Heart Failure Trial) have demonstrated a survival benefit o...