'Allah' patterns in Viking graves discovered in Sweden
Swedish researchers find words 'Allah' and 'Ali' depicted in patterns on burial costumes of Vikings
06.10.2017
By Atila Altuntas
STOCKHOLM
Swedish researchers this week unveiled burial costumes in graves from the Viking Age with the words ‘Allah’ and ‘Ali’ written on them.
Muslims use the word Allah for god, while Ali is the name of Prophet Muhammad’s cousin and son-in-law.
The Vikings could be influenced by Islam and "the idea of an eternal life in paradise after death," Annika Larsson, a researcher in textile archaeology at Uppsala University, told Anadolu Agency on Friday.
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