The history of mankind in all the civilizations, is a tale of struggle to Survive and for that the basic need is food, protection from the harsh nature requiring a shelter and comfort to sleep. But in the entire struggle man also realises that a time comes for each creature when he is not able to fight --- meaning that he has to sleep forever ----this is called DEATH . In early history men believed that those who have died, will return some day, that is why in some civilizations all the necessities of live were put in a tomb or a cave when a body was interred. Pyramids are a prominent example of this belief.. The Incas on the other hand had a tradition of leaving their dead in open at high pedestal so that the spirit of the dead could meet the powers that be.
Later on many different rituals evolved, such as cremation in a tomb, consigning the dead to water bodies, and lastly keeping the dead in the open We see that different religions have adopted/adapted one of these rituals for their dead.
After the copper age certain traditions became the identity of particular tribe. If we study the Greek mythology even their the dead were cremated, for example it is recorded that the King of Troy Priam went to Greeks and ask the body of his son --so that he could give him a respectful cremation,and the enemy allowed the same. Thereafter the body was put on a pyre and fire was ignited by the father. Similarly in Odyssey when the Master of the Ship Oak died, his body was put on the ship on a pile of wood and it was pushed in the sea and from the banks a burning arrow put the fire in the pile. We have an another example of King Arthur, Famous for founding the Round Table, an early start of Aristocracy, who is also supposed to have been given a similar ritual. In Egypt the King, Queen and the royalty were entombed, while the commoners were were given a sandy grave. In the line of Prophets the most revered is Moses, also known as Kalimullah, meaning "a person who has talked to GOD himself". As the story goes, it was God who gave Moses the tablets containing the Ten Commandments, which formed the basis of the legal and religious tenets for the Jews, Christians and Muslims, though each faith incorporated some changes in the interpretation. However, at no point of time there was a dispute regarding the same.
After the copper age certain traditions became the identity of particular tribe. If we study the Greek mythology even their the dead were cremated, for example it is recorded that the King of Troy Priam went to Greeks and ask the body of his son --so that he could give him a respectful cremation,and the enemy allowed the same. Thereafter the body was put on a pyre and fire was ignited by the father. Similarly in Odyssey when the Master of the Ship Oak died, his body was put on the ship on a pile of wood and it was pushed in the sea and from the banks a burning arrow put the fire in the pile. We have an another example of King Arthur, Famous for founding the Round Table, an early start of Aristocracy, who is also supposed to have been given a similar ritual. In Egypt the King, Queen and the royalty were entombed, while the commoners were were given a sandy grave. In the line of Prophets the most revered is Moses, also known as Kalimullah, meaning "a person who has talked to GOD himself". As the story goes, it was God who gave Moses the tablets containing the Ten Commandments, which formed the basis of the legal and religious tenets for the Jews, Christians and Muslims, though each faith incorporated some changes in the interpretation. However, at no point of time there was a dispute regarding the same.
