A collection of quotes from religious scripture on the subject of idolatry, including references in Islam, Buddhism, Judaism and Hinduism.
World Religions
@Shutterstock Location: Salisbury Plan, UKBelief: PaganDate Established: 2,350 BCE Stonehenge is an ancient collection of huge stones formed in concentric...
Shutterstock Location: Teotihuacan, MexicoBelief: Native AmericanDate Established: 100 CE In the plains of Mexico, almost 50 kilometres northeast of the...
@Shutterstock He it is Who created the heavens and the earth in six periods, then He settled Himself on the Throne. He knows what enters the earth and what...
And man asks for evil as he should ask for good; and man is hasty. ISLAM, THE HOLY QUR’AN, 17:12 All human beings are sinners; the best of the...
@Shutterstock Location: Mt Sinai, EgyptDate Opened: 565 CEBelief: Christianity The Monastery of St. Catherine near Mount Sinai in south-east Egypt, is one of...
A brief history of the Dome of the Rock - located in Jerusalem and significant for the three Abrahamic faiths.
So set thy face to the service of religion as one devoted to God. And follow the nature made by Allah – the nature in which He has created mankind. There is no...
Whosoever killed a person – unless it be for killing a person or for creating disorder in the land – it shall be as if he had killed all mankind; and...
A brief history of the Yamoussoukro Basilica, a historical church located in Ivory Coast which is still operational today.
@Shutterstock O ye who believe! Avoid much suspicion; for suspicion in some cases is a sin. And spy not, neither backbite one another. Would any of you like to...
The synagogue was constructed from 1874 to 1882, in a location near to Piazza d’Azeglio, and was one of the largest in southern Europe.
Location: Palintana, IndiaBelief: Jainism Near the city of Palitana in the Gujarat state of southwest India, the hills of Mount Shatrunjaya are covered with...
Some brief religious teachings from Islam, Judaism, Sikhism and Zoroastrianism on how to create the ideal society.
A brief history of The Potala Palace which has been home to the Dalai Lama for centuries.