what is the meaning of an Om symbol and why is it also spelled Aum?

Question

Does the Om or Aum symbol have anything to do with Islam?

Answer 1

Om or Aum is of paramount importance in Hinduism. This symbol (as seen in the image on the right) is a sacred syllable representing Brahman, the impersonal Absolute of Hinduism — omnipotent, omnipresent, and the source of all manifest existence. Brahman, in itself, is incomprehensible; so a symbol becomes mandatory to help us realize the Unknowable. Om, therefore, represents both the unmanifest (nirguna) and manifest (saguna) aspects of God. That is why it is called pranava, to mean that it pervades life and runs through our prana or breath.



it is hindu, not islam. hope that helped!! =)

Answer 2

I read lots of history, coz I am interested. I’ve read a bit about Hitler and his regime. Recently there was a program on NatGeo, about a guy, who is doing some research on Hitlers last days. He went to KGB museum, to see the remains of Hitler– his pistol, cigarette box, the teeth, it seems Hitler had golden teeth and gums. Hitler got it done that way, coz he did not want to visit the dentist too often, and wanted a permanent solution. I have wondered how Hitler got to use the Swastika which is a Hindu religious symbol for his Nazi regime. The swastika was employed by various American Indian tribes, the Navahos in particular, for whom it was a sort of good luck sign. For some other tribes, it was a representation of the four directions, and embodied the concept that the sacred place of human beings is at the center of the 4 directions. The Swastika can be found in all Ganesha pictures..with ‘Shubh Labh’ written along. It is the symbol of prosperity. The Swastika is used widely throughout the world even today, by Hindus, Buddhists and the Jains. What does it symbolize ? The most important thing of course, the Sun. It depicts the sun circling through the sky. It basically was the Good Luck or Sun symbol known as the Wheel of life. This one is about Hitlers connection to it. I did a bit research to know how Hitler chose the Swastika for this symbol and here is the story. In Europe, in 1870, the German Archeologist Heinrich Schliemann, was digging. That’s what archeologists do. He was digging up Troy and Mycenae (I am sure you remember these places, from Brad Pitt starrer – Troy ). He dug out many things that had Swastika symbol on them. Heinrich was not a racist, but he popularized the symbol in his books and writings, stating that it was the symbol of the Aryans. Long before Hitler – the fanatical Aryan supremacist – Jorg Lanz von Liebenfels – used the Swastika symbol for this cult in 1907. But, but, but, the German Nazis did not call it Swastika. They called it Hakenfreuz ie Hook – Cross or Thorshamarr or The hammer of Thor. For the Germans also, it depicted the Suns movement, and the Wheel of life. They used the symbol in both clockwise – Doesil and the counterclockwise – Widdershins directions, but both meant the same, and not opposites. The Nazi’s used the Clock wise Swastika, ie the Doesil Thorshamarr. Many anti-semitic and militarist groups adopted the symbol around 1920s. Hitler is supposed to have been influenced by Jorg Lanz and adopted the symbol around the same time. It is one of the most effective political symbols ever devised.

Answer 3

Om or Aum: Hindu Symbol of the Absolute. Om or Aum is of paramount importance in Hinduism. This syllable Om is indeed Brahman. Whosoever knows this syllable obtains all that he desires. This is the best support; this is the highest support. Whosoever knows this support is adored in the world of Brahma."

Om or Aum is of paramount importance in Hinduism. This symbol is a sacred syllable representing Brahman, the impersonal Absolute of Hinduism — omnipotent, omnipresent, and the source of all manifest existence. Brahman, in itself, is incomprehensible; so a symbol becomes mandatory to help us realize the Unknowable.

Answer 4

AUM was a rock band during the 60s. I saw them live a few times... a good sound, but no hits to speak of...



AUM

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia





* Aum, the most sacred syllable in Hinduism

* AUM, an abbreviation for Aum Shinrikyo

* August Underground's Mordum, a horror movie

* AUM, an abbreviation for Auburn University Montgomery

* AUM, the abbreviation for Assets under management

* AUM, the ICAO code for Air Atlantic Uruguay, S.A.

* Aum (rock band), a San Francisco rock band of the late 1960s

* The Anxiety/Uncertainty Management theory of communication scholar William Gudykunst.

Answer 5

The syllable Aum is first described as all-encompassing mystical entity in the Upanishads. Today, in all Hindu art and all over India and Nepal, 'Aum' can be seen virtually everywhere, a common sign for Hinduism and its philosophy and mythology



With preceding a or ā, the o of om in Sanskrit grammar in sandhi (Sanskrit: संधि, "joining") does not form vriddhi (au) but guna (o) per Pāini 6.1.95.



The Sanskrit name for the syllable is pranava, from a root nu "to shout, sound, praise", verbal pra-nu- being attested as "to make a humming or droning sound" in the Brahmanas, and taking the specific meaning of "to utter the syllable om" in the Chandogya Upanishad and the Shrauta Sutras. More rarely used terms are akara or ekākara, and in later times omkāra becomes prevalent.



A popular depiction of the Aum syllable in the Devanagari script () is a ligature of ओ+ँ (oṃ, encoded in Unicode at U+0950 ॐ, the Tibetan script variant ༀ at U+0F00, and the Chinese 唵 at U+5535 or 吽 at U+543D).



It is also believed that after a very long time of meditation the Purusha Sukta revealed the word AUM as being the truth



In Puranic Hinduism, Aum is the mystic name for the Hindu Trimurti, and represents the union of the three gods, viz. a for Brahma, u for Vishnu and m for Mahadev which is another name of Shiva. The three sounds also symbolise the three Vedas (Rigveda, Samaveda, Yajurveda).



According to Hindu philosophy(see Mandukya Upanishad), the letter A represents creation, when all existence issued forth from Brahma's golden nucleus; the letter U refers to Vishnu the god of the middle who preserves this world by balancing Brahma on a lotus above himself, and the letter M symbolizes the final part of the cycle of existence, when Vishnu falls asleep and Shiva has to breathe in so that all existing things have to disintegrate and are reduced to their essence to him. More broadly, Aum is said to be the primordial sound that was present at the creation of the universe. It is said to be the original sound that contains all other sounds, all words, all languages and all mantras.

Answer 6

the 'om' is an ancient and traditional indian symbol. Its used at the begining and end of sacred prayers, and its believed that the 'om' brings truth. the "om" can also be basically hummed, as ive done sometimes in certain yoga classes, and it brings a calmed, meditation into you. You should google the "om" though and you'll get a lot of information about it.

Answer 7

Om is a symbol of hindu religion generally. It has nothing to do with Islam. For the meaning of 'om' , please refer to the source link I provided below.

Answer 8

methinks jayz and rain are plagiarists

shame!

if caught again someone should report