Story behind Turkish Evil Eye of Luck?

Question

I bought a jewelry set today which I found out was called the Evil eye of luck. I just got it becuase I liked the look of it. So can anybody tell me the meaning or story behind it? The vendor said something like it will give me luck say if someone is jealous of me. sounds alittle weird. Do share.

Answer 1

This is what I got from a Google Search:

Nazar Boncuk is the Little Magic Stone that protects one from the *Evil Eye*

This is a typical item, a specialty of this region you should take home as a souvenir. It's called the Boncuk (pronounced "bon-dschuk"),the Little Magic Stone that protects one from the *Evil Eye* . You will see this blue glass piece everywhere here in this area. But what is behind this superstition?

In a shortened version we will try to explain. Once upon a time (yes, it starts like in a fairy tale) there was a rock by the sea that, even with the force of a hundred men and a lot of dynamite, couldn't be moved or cracked. There was also a man in this town by the sea, who was known to carry the evil eye (Nazar). After much effort and endeavor, the town people brought the man to the rock, and the man, upon looking at the rock said, "My! What a big rock this is." The instant he said this, there was a rip and roar and crack and instantly the immense and impossible rock was found to be cracked in two.

The force of the evil eye (or Nazar) is a widely accepted and feared random element in Turkish daily life. The word *Nazar* denotes seeing or looking and is often used in literally translated phrases such as "Nazar touched her," in reference to a young woman, for example, who mysteriously goes blind.

Another typical scenario. A woman gives birth to a healthy child with pink cheeks, all the neighbors come and see the baby. They shower the baby with compliments, commentating especially on how healthy and chubby the baby is. After getting so much attention weeks later the baby is found dead in his crib. No explanation can be found for the death. It is ascribed to Nazar. Compliments made to a specific body part can result in Nazar. That's why nearly every Turkish mother fixes with a safety pin a small Boncuk on the child's clothes. Once a Boncuk is found cracked, it means it has done his job and immediately a new one has to replace it.


Hope this helped.

Merry Christmas!!!!!

Answer 2

A piece of flat glass with blue concentric circles and an blue center.

Its a common trinket/charm that is said to ward of the evil eye or bad luck. A Turk pointed out to me that the eye is blue, (maybe to keep European priests away).
Your vendor sounds like he was improvising, to me.

Answer 3

The evil look is called "nazar" in Turkish. And that shape they used in your jewelry is called "nazar boncuğu" or "nazarlık" (bead for evil look). It's believed that if someone gives you evil look, they'll send you negative energy and something bad will happen to you. But if you carry that eye shaped amulet on you, the evil look will not affect you but the amulet. Sometimes the amulet breaks and people think that it's because of someone who gave you bad looks.

It's just a superstition.

Answer 4

Italians, Jews, Arabs and I don't know who else has some sort of protection against the evil eye. It has got to be 10,000 years old!

Answer 5

As salaamu 'alaikym warahmatullahi wabaraktuh, my sister. Insha'Allah, in Islam we don't practice superstition as all of us comprehend, and rightly so, that each and each physique reliable issues come from the advantages of Allah, Subhanna wa Ta'ala, and that each and each physique undesirable comes from our very own movements. Insha'Allah, in many meant Islamic international locations and international places, previous cultural practices have been mixed with the main suitable teachings of Islam. Insha'Allah, for the period of his lifetime, the Prophet Muhammad( salaahu 'alaihi wasalaam) dealt with this same style of undertaking, each and every time telling people who had to place as much as Islam and keep their previous customs that they had to p.c. between that 2 and that they weren't properly suited. Ma'a salaam

Answer 6

In daily life you can find glass evil eye beads almost everywhere in Turkey or Greece. People donate everything they love or appreciate with these evil eye jewelry with blue evil eye beads. They attach an evil eye bead to the clothes of a new-born baby to ward off the evil eye. New born babies are given the gold version of these as a gift and they are normally pinned on the back of their clothing with red ribbons. They buy gifts or evil eye jewelry with a lucky eye for their sweethearts. They bring gifts with evil eye symbol for a new office or a new car. Almost everywhere you see thousands of blue eyes that aim to stop the evil eye with an eye amulet or an evil eye jewelry.
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Answer 7

The only luck that can come from an evil eye is very bad luck..............................................