The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions (1537 page)

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Metz, J. B.
:
Mevlevis
(S
f
order):
Mezuzah
(Heb., ‘doorpost’). Parchment scroll attached to the doorposts in Jewish houses. According to Deuteronomy 6. 9, Jews are commanded to write the words of God upon the doorposts of their houses. This commandment is fulfilled by fixing a small container, with the words of Deuteronomy 6. 4–9 and 11. 13–21 written on parchment inside, to the right-hand doorpost of every room or gate in the house.
M
n M
r, Hazrat
.
S
f
who, according to one tradition, laid the foundation-stone of
Harimandir
S
hib,
Amritsar
. The Muslim M
n M
r was a friend of the Sikhs' fifth Gur
,
Arjan
Dev.

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