![]() “I do hereby, upon this Bible, and on the mysterious legend of the Koran, and its dedication to the Mohammedan faith, promise and swear and vow … that I will never reveal any secret part or portion whatsoever of the ceremonies … and now upon this sacred book, by the sincerity of a Moslem's oath I here register this irrevocable vow … in willful violation whereof may I incur the fearful penalty of having my eyeballs pierced to the center with a three-edged blade, my feet flayed and I be forced to walk the hot sands upon the sterile shores of the Red Sea until the flaming sun shall strike me with livid plague, and may Allah, the god of Arab, Moslem and Mohammedan, the god of our fathers, support me to the entire fulfillment of the same. The inductees then swear on the Bible and the Koran, in the name of Mohammed, and invoke Masonry's usual gruesome penalties upon themselves: “By the existence of Allah and the creed of Mohammed by the legendary sanctity of our Tabernacle at Mecca, we greet you.” Many of his secret passwords and code phrases are in Arabic, which he is required to memorize in order to be in the "order".Ĭandidates for induction into the Shriners are greeted by a High Priest, who says: He takes his oaths and says his prayers in the name of ALLAH. He wears his fez with the Muslim symbols on it. They are often built to resemble a Mosque. The fez was chosen as part of the Shrine's Arabic theme, around which the color and pageantry of the Shrine are developed."ĭ.S., The Shriner meets in a "TEMPLE" - most of which have distinctly Arabic names. It derives its name from the place where it was first manufactured - the holy city of Fez, Morocco. "The red fez with a black tassel, the Shrine's most distinctive symbol, has been handed down through the ages. The below excerpt about the Fez is FROM A SHRINER WEBSITE I can find no hard facts to back this claim, but it is a fact that the FEZ is a Muslim symbol, invented in Fez, Morocco - the undisputed site of many Muslim atrocities leveled against Christians and Jews. It is often reported on many Christian websites that the color red represents the blood of Christians and Jews spilled by the Muslim conquerors. The word Sphinx means "the strangler" or as it is more widely used in Arabic, "The Father of Terror." Perhaps this symbolizes that Allah truely is the "father of terror?" ![]() This represents the Great Sphinx of Egypt which has its roots thoroughly in ancient Egyptian paganism and demonic symbolism. Situated in the middle of the moon symbol is the Sphinx. This is the sword that has killed the "infidels" down through the ages under Muslim conquest. The symbols are hung under a "scimitar" or an Arabic sword of war. It contains the Arabic pagan god symbols of the Crescent Moon and Star, orinally the symbol of the Ottomon Empire, now an international symbol of Islam. The emblem found on the fez is that of Muslim origin. The Fez is a distinctly Muslim symbol and, at least indirectly, celebrates the Muslim conquest of the area. So named after the city of Fez, Morocco.which by the way has been the site of numerous documented massacres of both Jews and Christians by various Muslim conquerors. ![]() One of the most distinguishing marks of a Shriner is the Fez hat that he wears. MiltonĪfter a man passes through the "Blue Lodge" or the first 3 degrees of Masonry and has achieved the status of Master Mason he can petition to become a member of the Shrine or the "Ancient Arabic Order of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine." Until 2000, one had to complete the Scottish Rite or York Rite degrees of Masonry to be eligible for Shrine membership, but now any Master Mason can join. This article is copyrighted by Carl Gallups and may be reproduced provided that copyright notice is given.ĭear Pastor Gallups, " What is the connection between the Fez - hat that the Shriners wear and the Muslim faith? What other connections to the Muslim faith does the Shrine have?" D.S. Click HERE to go to the Main Index page of Hickory Hammock Baptist Church to read many more such articles. The author is Pastor Carl Gallups of Hickory Hammock Baptist Church in Milton, Florida.
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