Muslims bury dead bodies instead of cremating them, i.e. burning them? ... Hindu Married women are never supposed to remove their mangalsutra. ...

Answered by Vipan Thapar , an ibibo Master, at 11:06 PM on September 18, 2008

1. Components of human body present in the soil
Elements that are present in the human body are present in lesser or greater quantity in the soil. Hence it is more scientific to bury a dead body, as it easily gets decomposed and mixed in the soil.


2. No Pollution
Cremating (burning) the dead body leads to pollution of the atmosphere which is detrimental to health and harmful for the environment. There is no such pollution caused by burying a dead body.


3. Surrounding land becomes fertile
To cremate a dead body several trees have to be chopped, which reduces the greenery and harms the environment and the ecology. When dead bodies are buried, besides the trees being saved, the surrounding land becomes fertile and it improves the environment.


4. Economical
It is expensive to cremate a dead body when tons of wood have to be burned. Annually there is a loss of crores of rupees, only because dead bodies are cremated in India. Burying dead bodies is very cheap. It hardly costs any money.


5. Same land can be utilised for burying another body
The wood used for cremating a dead body cannot be reutilised for cremating another dead body since it gets converted to ashes. The land used for burying a dead body can be reutilised for burying another body after a few years since the human body gets decomposed and mixed in the soil.

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Answered by Ashish Yadav , an ibibo Wizard, at 7:02 PM on September 18, 2008

Muslim samaj mein...unake dharm ke anusaar manyata prachalit hai ki.....ek din aisa aayega, jo kayamat ka din hoga!

...us din dufan ki gai dead bodies mein jivan ka sanchaar hoga....sabhi jee uthhene!....usi din ke intejaar mein dead bodies ko dafnaaya jaata hai!

Answered by Aruna Kapoor , an ibibo Advisor, at 2:22 PM on September 15, 2008

1. Components of human body present in the soil
Elements that are present in the human body are present in lesser or greater quantity in the soil. Hence it is more scientific to bury a dead body, as it easily gets decomposed and mixed in the soil.


2. No Pollution
Cremating (burning) the dead body leads to pollution of the atmosphere which is detrimental to health and harmful for the environment. There is no such pollution caused by burying a dead body.


3. Surrounding land becomes fertile
To cremate a dead body several trees have to be chopped, which reduces the greenery and harms the environment and the ecology. When dead bodies are buried, besides the trees being saved, the surrounding land becomes fertile and it improves the environment.


4. Economical
It is expensive to cremate a dead body when tons of wood have to be burned. Annually there is a loss of crores of rupees, only because dead bodies are cremated in India. Burying dead bodies is very cheap. It hardly costs any money.


5. Same land can be utilised for burying another body
The wood used for cremating a dead body cannot be reutilised for cremating another dead body since it gets converted to ashes. The land used for burying a dead body can be reutilised for burying another body after a few years since the human body gets decomposed and mixed in the soil.


6.

BINDI AND MANGALSUTRA

Why do the Muslim married women not put bindi or tika on the forehead and wear Mangalsutra, like Hindu married women?
1. Bindi or tika
Bindi is derived from the sanskrit word bindu, which means a ‘dot’. It is usually a red dot made with vermilion powder and is worn by the Hindu women between their eyebrows on their forehead.

Bindi is considered a symbol of ‘Parvati’ and signifies female energy which is believed by Hindus to protect women and their husbands. It is traditionally a symbol of marriage and is worn by the Hindu married women. It is also called as tika.
2. Bindi has become a fashion
Nowadays, wearing bindi has become a fashion and is even worn by unmarried girls and women. The shape of the bindi is no longer restricted to a dot and is available in various shapes, including oval, star, heart shaped, etc. It is even available in different bright colours like blue, green, yellow, orange, etc. The material of the bindi is no longer restricted to vermilion powder, but is made of coloured felt and other material. It is also available in a variety of designs in combination with coloured glass, glitter, etc.

3. Mangalsutra
Mangalsutra means a thread of good-will. It is a necklace worn specially by Hindu married women as a symbol of their marriage. It consists of two strings of black beads with a pendant usually of gold. The black beads are believed to act as a protection against evil. It is believed to protect the women’s marriage and the life of her husband. In southern India, mangalsutra is called tali, which is a small gold ornament string on a cotton cord or a gold chain.

Hindu Married women are never supposed to remove their mangalsutra. It is only cut off when a Hindu lady becomes a widow.

4. Allah Is the Protector
Allah (swt), our Creator, is the best to protect human beings. We do not require any red dot or black thread to protect us from evil. It is mentioned in the Glorius Qur’an in Surah Anam Chapter 6 verse 14

"Say: Shall I take for my protector any other than Allah, the Maker of the heavens and the earth?"
[Al-Qur’an 6:14]

It is mentioned in several places in the Glorius Qur’an including
Surah Ali Imran Chapter 3 Verse 150 and Surah Alhajj Chapter 22 Verse 78

"Allah is your Protector, and He is the best of helpers."

Wearing a bindi or mangalsutra signifies a lack of faith in Almighty God, our Creator, who is the best to protect.

5. Agai

Answered by Anju Singh , an ibibo Master, at 1:53 PM on September 15, 2008

The origin of Islam and ofcourse Chritenity took place in area of deserts ( Saudi Arabia annd Israel ) In these placec weather is very hot and dry plus littlle vegitation. So if a dead body is burried then it will decompose very fast. Secondly they make a mazar on place of burriel for prayer in future.
Where as in India we believe in returning all 5 elements ( we put ashes in river ) to nature after death and if the dead person had any diseases it will not get spread to others. We have "shradh paksh" to pray the departed relatives.

Answered by Mahesh , an ibibo Advisor, at 9:32 PM on September 14, 2008

I am writing this without any prejeduce to any religion.Correct me if I am wrong.
Customs practiced in every religion is defined by Men, God send men and not God Himself. So they have taken into account the local conditions/problems before deciding on the practices and principles.
The origin of Muslims/Chrishans was from Dry, Arid land, where land was in abandance but wood and water was scarce. So they prefered to burry.
While origin of Hindus is from Tropical lands where wood and water was more while clear land was less. So they prefer to burn. Hindus believe that the body is made of 5 elements and after death it gets recycled in those elements.
Other religion prefered to put the dead body on hill top for vultures.

What ever one practices, but once a living body dies, the body decomposes and its mother nature that recycles it. This is God's divine principle.

Answered by Abhijit , an ibibo Citizen, at 6:23 PM on September 14, 2008

It is a question of belief...

I feel it would be better u burn the body since it will not need any space for burial...

Answered by Gopalakrishn , an ibibo Citizen, at 2:14 PM on September 14, 2008

its religion.you can burn any body if one religion acepts, as 6this can save lot of problems.if you burry like christans and muslims you require lot of place and many people earn in mortury servicess. in hindu burning is done on one place many times. so it is more convinient unlimite bodies can be disposed in smaller place
nowin western contries also thy acept this and now body is burned and converted in to diamond like crystal .to presure memories of ourself like star hindu mythology already says you become star after death.

Answered by mahesh kawle , an ibibo Citizen, at 10:40 AM on September 14, 2008

Its the beauty of INDIA friend.ITS a traditional diversity and v need to accept this.There is no harm in performing your religious activities but don't disturb or try to hurt others intentionally.

Answered by ashish , an ibibo Citizen, at 9:29 AM on September 14, 2008

Hindus feel when a person dies there is no necessity to keep the dead body because Athma has already left the body and as such wee do cremation
Where from good old times the body is buried as they follow since decades bury the body in a burial ground

ramanamurty

Answered by Ramanamurty , an ibibo Advisor, at 9:20 AM on September 14, 2008