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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Any Jewelry, post: 4326217, member: 2844&quot;]An Islamic tasbeh/tesbih looks like this, with a long bead, and often a tassel at the end of the long bead:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.startpage.com/av/proxy-image?piurl=https%3A%2F%2Fm.media-amazon.com%2Fimages%2FI%2F61QVh8KUXjL._AC_SX450_.jpg&amp;sp=1634127204Tc4e80371cbcc745beded358aa9079e2cf0c9a1cff1cf9546997cd3a0f463880c" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>A Hindu/Buddhist mala also has a defined &#039;guru&#039; or &#039;Buddha&#039; bead and tassel, but the central bead is usually not as long as on the tasbeh:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.startpage.com/av/proxy-image?piurl=http%3A%2F%2Fcdn.supadupa.me%2Fshop%2F2895%2Fimages%2F1545540%2Fil_fullxfull.402448584_6n5x_grande.jpg&amp;sp=1634127577Te4c32d41bb56d82ef7555caf460a1751cec823f7f3a9a0855e0e4036de0b0300" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Think of the central beads as similar to a cross on a Catholic rosary, a focal point in contemplation. Without a distinct central bead it is a necklace. </p><p>It also looks too long to be prayer beads of any kind.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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