wearing a cloak<\/a> that once belonged to the Prophet that hadn\u2019t been removed from its shrine in Kandahar for over sixty years. The relics, mostly passed down from rulers in Central Asia, are touted as an incentive to the Muslim faith. But whether or not the distinction is made between a historic interest and the near reverence for inanimate objects (and subsequent politicizing) is still unclear. <\/p>\n<\/i><\/p>\n
Zahed Amanullah is associate editor of altmuslim.com.\u00a0 He is based in London, England.\n<\/p>\n
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