‘A nd he bought fine linen, and took him down, and wrapped him in the linen, and laid him in a sepulchre which was hewn out of a rock, and rolled a stone unto the door of the sepulchre.’ 1 The Gospels in the New Testament state that after the Crucifixion, Jesus Christ (as) was wrapped in a linen cloth: The Turin Shroud resides in the Chapel of the Holy Shroud at Turin Cathedral The most famous relic available to us today is the Shroud of Turin, the alleged burial cloth of Jesus Christ (as). It is always difficult to verify the authenticity of these items. The most sacred of the relics claim to be the items from the lifetime of Jesus Christ (as). What is the Shroud, and what relevance does it have for the world today? In April 2010, Hadhrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad (aba), Khalifatul Masih V, Head of the Worldwide Ahmadiyya Muslim community was given a private viewing of the Shroud of Turin (see ‘Historic Visit by Hadhrat Khalifatul Masih V (aba) to the Shroud of Turin Exhibit’ featured in this edition – Ed). Between 10 April and 23 May this year, approximately two million visitors flocked to the northern Italian city of Turin to observe first hand this linen cloth, as the Shroud went on display for the first time in a decade. The cloth measures 4.37m by 1.1m (approximately 14 feet across) and exhibits a faint image of what looks like a crucified man. The Shroud of Turin is the ‘alleged’ burial cloth of Jesus Christ (as). YouTubeĬarbon dating tests were performed on the shroud in 1988, which placed its origins in the medieval era, but many, including Fanti, have declared that the results were faulty due to laboratory contamination and other flaws, with some arguing that the piece of cloth used had been repaired at a later stage.įanti co-authored a book in 2013 with the Italian journalist Saverio Gaeta documenting research on the Shroud and arguing that it was indeed from the time of Jesus and was likely to be authentic.(Arif Khan, Editor of the Tomb of Jesus website, has had an active interest in the Shroud of Turin and has written various articles on the subject) It is believed to have been smuggled out of Jerusalem to what is now Turkey by one of the disciples and appeared in historical records around the year 1360 at the diocese of Troyes in France, before eventually being moved to Turin Cathedral in northern Italy in 1578. The Shroud of Turin is held by the Catholic Church and many other Christians to be the cloth that Jesus was buried in after the crucifixion. 'In addition, the three-dimensional reconstruction has made it possible to discover that at the moment of his death, the man of the Shroud sagged down towards the right, because his right shoulder was dislocated so seriously as to injure the nerves.' 'I counted 370 wounds from the flagellation, without taking into account the wounds on his sides, which the Shroud doesn't show because it only enveloped the back and front of the body,' he said. And he had a regal and majestic expression.'įanti explained that the 3D image allowed for the many wounds on the figure believed by many to be Jesus to be examined. Long-limbed, but very robust, he was nearly 5 feet 11 inches tall, whereas the average height at the time was around 5 feet 5 inches. 'According to our studies, Jesus was a man of extraordinary beauty. "From now on, he may no longer be depicted without taking this work into account,' said Fanti, quoted by Aleteia. Giulio Fanti, who teaches mechanical and thermal measurements at the University of Padua and has studied the Shroud for several years, unveiled the 3D image last week. An Italian professor has created a 3D image of Jesus based on the Shroud of Turin, declaring it the 'precise image of what Jesus looked like on this earth'.
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