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A nazar ((トルコ語:nazar boncuğu) Old Turkic: ''gökçe munçuk'', meaning "blue bead") is an eye-shaped amulet believed to protect against the evil eye ("evil eye", from ''nazar'' and ''boncuğu'' from "boncuk", which means "bead" in Turkish). The word "nazar" is derived from the Arabic نظر, "sight" or "seeing". In Persian folklore, it is called a ''cheshm nazar'' (چشم نظر) or ''nazar ghorboni'' (نظرقربونی).〔M.Moin: A Persian Dictionary, 3rd edition, p. 4752 (In Persian).〕 In Urdu, it is also called "nazar" (نظر). ==Amulet== In Central Asia, during the ages of Tengrism, people held similar superstitions like horseshoes, garlic, wolf's tooth, dried thorn, lead, stones; but the crystal blue eye has always been the most popular one.〔''Langenscheidt's Pocket Turkish Dictionary.''Langenscheidt, 1992, p. 638.〕 A typical nazar is made of handmade glass featuring concentric circles or teardrop shapes in dark blue, white, light blue and black, occasionally with a yellow/gold edge.〔 As a legacy of the Turkish Ottoman Empire, it is a common sight in Turkey, Romania, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Greece, Cyprus, Syria, Lebanon, Israel, Egypt, Armenia, Iran, Afghanistan, Iraq and Azerbaijan, where the nazar is often hung in homes, offices, cars, children's clothing, or incorporated in jewellery and ornaments.〔''Lonely Planet Middle East.''Lonely Planet; 6 edition, 2009, p. 559.〕 They are a popular choice of souvenir with tourists. Many Muslim scholars, however, have rejected the use of amulets to ward off evil, including the evil-eye, stating that it is a form of ''Shirk'' - meaning associating with God.〔http://islamqa.info/en/10543〕 The reason they forbid this is because one now believes protection is coming from the object rather than from God, or that it intercedes on behalf of an individual before Godwhen it has no power to do such. The Standing Committee for Research and Fatwas made it clear that these amulets are prohibited.〔Fataawaa Al-Lajnah Ad-Daa'mah, vol. 1, p.212〕 Similar was also mentioned by Shaykh Al-Albaanee.〔Silsilat Al-Ahaadeeth As-Saheehah, vol. 1, p.890〕 The evidence used for the prohibition is the narration in ''Musnad Ahmed'' from Muhammad which states: "Whoever hangs an amulet, then he has committed ''Shirk''.〔Musnad Al-Imaam Ahmed, Mu'assasat Ar-Risaalah print, vol. 28, p.637-638〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Nazar (amulet)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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