Colourful wall paintings in the Church of Elijah the Prophet in Yaroslavl, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Golden Ring, Russia, Europe

View of Prophet Elias Monastery perched on the top of Sifnos Island northern coast, Sifnos Island, Cyclades, Greek Islands, Greece, Europe

View of Prophet Elias Monastery perched on the top of Sifnos Island northern coast, Sifnos Island, Cyclades, Greek Islands, Greece, Europe

View of Prophet Elias Monastery perched on the top of Sifnos Island northern coast, Sifnos Island, Cyclades, Greek Islands, Greece, Europe

Statue of the Prophet Daniel, Santuario de Bom Jesus de Matosinhos, Aleijandinho masterpiece, Congonhas do Campo, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Minas Gerais, Brazil, South America

Islamic panel of Othman bin Afan (God Bless him), the fourth Muslim ruler after Prophet Mohammad, Hagia Sophia Museum, Istanbul, Turkey, Europe

Colourful wall paintings in the Church of Elijah the Prophet in Yaroslavl, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Golden Ring, Russia, Europe

Colourful wall paintings in the Church of Elijah the Prophet in Yaroslavl, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Golden Ring, Russia, Europe

Church of Elijah the Prophet, Museum of Wooden Architecture, Kostroma, Kostroma Oblast, Russia, Europe

Elijah the Prophet Church, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Yaroslavl, Golden Ring, Yaroslavl Oblast, Russia, Europe

Frescoes, Elijah the Prophet Church, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Yaroslavl, Yaroslavl Oblast, Russia, Europe

The statue of the prophet Jeremiah by Aleijadinho at the Basilica do Bom Jesus de Matosinhos, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Congonhas, Minas Gerais, Brazil, South America

Frescoes, Elijah the Prophet Church, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Yaroslavl, Yaroslavl Oblast, Russia, Europe

Colourful wall paintings in the Church of Elijah the Prophet in Yaroslavl, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Golden Ring, Russia, Europe

Ceiling frescoes from the 16th century, Church of Ilijah (Elijah) the Prophet, Museum of Wooden Architecture, Kostroma, Kostroma Oblast, Russia, Europe

Frescoes, Elijah the Prophet Church, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Yaroslavl, Yaroslavl Oblast, Russia, Europe

Elijah the Prophet Church, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Yaroslavl, Golden Ring, Yaroslavl Oblast, Russia, Europe

Frescoes, Elijah the Prophet Church, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Yaroslavl, Yaroslavl Oblast, Russia, Europe

The Basilica do Bom Jesus de Matosinhos, UNESCO World Heritage Site, with statues of the prophets by Aleijadinho, Congonhas, Minas Gerais, Brazil, South America

The statue of the prophet Jeremiah by Aleijadinho at the Basilica do Bom Jesus de Matosinhos, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Congonhas, Minas Gerais, Brazil, South America

Moses, Last Judgment window, St. Stephen's Cathedral, Sens, Yonne, Burgundy, France, Europe

Frescoes, Elijah the Prophet Church, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Yaroslavl, Yaroslavl Oblast, Russia, Europe

Church of Elijah the Prophet (Ilyi Proroka), Suzdal, Vladimir Oblast, Russia, Europe

Muslim women wearing abaya in front of Abraham's Pool where the prophet was thrown into fire by King Nimrod, Sanliurfa, Turkey, Asia Minor, Asia

Church of Prophet Elias, Leros Island, Dodecanese, Greek Islands, Greece, Europe

Church of Prophet Elias, Leros Island, Dodecanese, Greek Islands, Greece, Europe

Church of Prophet Elias above the town of Agia Marina at sunset, Leros Island, Dodecanese, Greek Islands, Greece, Europe

Church of Prophet Elias above the town of Agia Marina, Leros Island, Dodecanese, Greek Islands, Greece, Europe

Band-i-Zulfiqar, the main lake at Band-E-Amir (Dam of the King), Afghanistan's first National Park set up in 1973 to protect the five lakes, believed by locals to have been created by the Prophet Mohammed's son-in-law Ali, making them a place of pilgrimage, Afghanistan, Asia

View towards the hill with Prophet Elias Church, Patmos Island, Dodecanese, Greek Islands, Greece, Europe

View towards the Prophet Elias Church at sunset, Naxos Island, Cyclades, Greek Islands, Greece, Europe

Church of Prophet Elias above the town of Agia Marina at sunset, Leros Island, Dodecanese, Greek Islands, Greece, Europe

Close-up of the green onion domes on the Church of Elijah the Prophet at Yaroslavi in the Golden Ring, Russia, Europe

Church of Elijah the Prophet (Ilyi Proroka), Suzdal, Vladimir Oblast, Russia, Europe

One of the crater lakes at Band-E-Amir (Dam of the King), Afghanistan's first National Park set up in 1973 to protect the five lakes, believed by locals to have been created by the Prophet Mohammed's son-in-law Ali, making them a place of pilgrimage, Afghanistan, Asia

Band-i-Zulfiqar, the main lake at Band-E-Amir (Dam of the King), Afghanistan's first National Park set up in 1973 to protect the five lakes, believed by locals to have been created by the Prophet Mohammed's son-in-law Ali, making them a place of pilgrimage, Afghanistan, Asia

Band-i-Zulfiqar, the main lake at Band-E-Amir (Dam of the King), Afghanistan's first National Park set up in 1973 to protect the five lakes, believed by locals to have been created by the Prophet Mohammed's son-in-law Ali, making them a place of pilgrimage, Afghanistan, Asia

Band-i-Zulfiqar, the main lake at Band-E-Amir (Dam of the King), Afghanistan's first National Park set up in 1973 to protect the five lakes, believed by locals to have been created by the Prophet Mohammed's son-in-law Ali, making them a place of pilgrimage, Afghanistan, Asia

Band-i-Zulfiqar, the main lake at Band-E-Amir (Dam of the King), Afghanistan's first National Park set up in 1973 to protect the five lakes, believed by locals to have been created by the Prophet Mohammed's son-in-law Ali, making them a place of pilgrimage, Afghanistan, Asia

Sudanese sweets are sold at a festival celebrating the Prophet's birthday, Shendi, Sudan, Africa

Celebrating the Prophet's birthday, a sheikh preaches to members of his tariqa (sufi order), Shendi, Sudan, Africa

Sculpture depicting Elias fighting the priests of Baal at El Muhraqa, Israel, Middle East

Stained glass of the Prophet Isaiah, Lome, Togo, West Africa, Africa

Icon of the Prophet Elias in Haifa Melkite Cathedral, Haifa, Israel, Middle East

Senegal, Dakar, Senegal, Pikine, A Souwere (Painting On Glass) By Goran Mbengue Representing A Miracle At Sea By Mouride Prophet Amadou Bamba

Syria, Damascus , Omayyad Mosque, Interior, People At Prayer, Pilgrims Come From The Whole Islamic World To Visit The Mausoleum Supposed To Contain The Prophet Yaya's Head (St John The Baptist), Iranian Shiites Believe The Prophet Mahomet Grandson Hussein's Head (Son Of Ali) Was Also Stored Here

Syria, Damascus, The Omayyad Mosque By Khalif Walid The First And 12 000 Workers, The Site Was Occupied By A Temple Then A Church, Pilgrims From The Whole Islamic World Visit The Mausoleum Supposed To Contain The Prophet Yaya's Head (Alias St John The Baptist) Discovered In Viii Th Cent, Iranian Shiites Believe The Prophet Mahomet's Grandson Hussein's Head (Son Of Ali) Was Also Stored Here, Copper Spacelab In The Yard

Usa, Utah, Salt Lake City, The Mormon Temple Park At Spring, Statue Of Prophet Joseph Smith Blessing Believers

Hazrat ali mosque in Mazar-i-sharif (afghanistan) where Ali is believed to be burried.

Hazrat ali mosque in Mazar-i-sharif (afghanistan) where Ali is believed to be burried.

tiles of the hazrat ali mosque in Mazar-i-sharif (afghanistan)

Details prophet statues, of the main portal of the west facade, Details prophet statues, of the main portal of the west facade, Our Lady's Cathedral Cathedrale Notre-Dame, Strasbourg, Alsace, France

Interior view of the Church of the Prophet St. Elijah, Yaroslavl, Yaroslavl District, Russia, Europe

Grave site of the prophet Hud, pilgrimage site of Gabr Hud, Qabr Hud, Wadi Hadramaut, Yemen

Grave site of the prophet Hud, pilgrimage site of Gabr Hud, Qabr Hud, Wadi Hadramaut, Yemen

Site of the grave of the prophet Hud, pilgrimage site of Gabr Hud, Qabr Hud, Wadi Hadramaut, Yemen, Arabia, Southwest Asia

Stained glass window in the Cathedral of Our Lady, one of the world's oldest figurative stained glass windows, mid 11th Century, prophets window, Prophet Daniel, Augsburg Cathedral, Augsburg, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Church of Elijah the Prophet, Yaroslavl, Russia

Sovetskaja Place with the Church of Elijah the Prophet, Yaroslavl, Russia

Grave site of the prophet Hud, pilgrimage site of Gabr Hud, Qabr Hud, Wadi Hadramaut, Yemen

Sovetskaja Place with the Church of Elijah the Prophet, Yaroslavl, Russia

Sovetskaja Place with the Church of Elijah the Prophet, Yaroslavl, Russia

Sovetskaja Place with the Church of Elijah the Prophet, Yaroslavl, Russia

Church of Elijah the Prophet, Yaroslavl, Russia

Sovetskaja Place with the Church of Elijah the Prophet, Yaroslavl, Russia

Sovetskaja Place, Church of Elijah the Prophet, Yaroslavl, Russia

Church of Elijah the Prophet, Yaroslavl, Russia

The Prophet Elias Church, near Lithines, Crete, Greece

Sovetskaja Place with the Church of Elijah the Prophet, Yaroslavl, Russia

Church of Elijah the Prophet, Yaroslavl, Russia

Church of Elijah the Prophet, Yaroslavl, Russia

Middle East, Jordan, Mount Nebo, Mount Nebo is one of the most revered holy sites of Jordan, near Madaba

Middle East, Jordan, Mount Nebo, Mount Nebo is one of the most revered holy sites of Jordan, near Madaba

Middle East, Jordan, Mount Nebo, Mount Nebo is one of the most revered holy sites of Jordan, near Madaba

Middle East, Jordan, Mount Nebo, Mount Nebo is one of the most revered holy sites of Jordan, near Madaba

Middle East, Jordan, Mount Nebo, Mount Nebo is one of the most revered holy sites of Jordan, near Madaba

Every Friday dervishes gather an hour before sunset in front of Sheikh Hamed al-Nil tomb in Omdurman, Sudan to perform a ritual called Zikr (Dhikr). The ceremony starts chanting words of gratitude to the Prophet Mohammed. The audience interacts with the chanters, dancing to the rhythms of the percussion instruments. The dervishes start whirling around. The music, the fragrance of burning incense, the endless repetition of religious chants creates a state of ecstasy, a kind of trance in which human soul is believed to communicate directly with God.

Women in burqas flock like doves to the entrance of the main mosque at the Blue Mosque complex, Mazar-i-Sharif, Balkh Province, September 23, 2002. Wednesday mornings are reserved for women to come and worship at the mosque.Elaborate tilework and decorated spires adorn the mosque, also known as the Shrine of Hazrat Ali (Hazrat Ali was the son-in-law of the prophet Mohammed), who is believed to be buried here. The shrine, of particular importance for Afghanistan's Shi'ite Muslims, was first built in the 12th century, destroyed by Genghis Khan, and rebuilt in 1481. The current mosque, considered by some to be one of the most beautiful in Central Asia, is a modern restoration.

A man feeds white doves at dawn in front of the Blue Mosque, Mazar-i-Sharif, Balkh Province. Hundreds of doves, who are fed by worshippers and tended by special workers, live around the mosque, and it is thought that the place is so holy that a grey or brown dove will turn white if it lands on the Mosque. The mosque is also known as the Shrine of Hazrat Ali (Hazrat Ali was the son-in-law of the prophet Mohammed), who is believed to be buried here. The shrine, of particular importance for Afghanistan's Shi'ite Muslims, was first built in the 12th century, destroyed by Genghis Khan, and rebuilt in 1481. The current mosque, considered by some to be one of the most beautiful in Central Asia, is a modern restoration.

Tajik women proudly pose with their children, burqa's thrown back, in front of the main entrance to the Blue Mosque, Mazar-i-Sharif, Balkh Province. Wednesday mornings are reserved for women to come and worship at the mosque. Elaborate tilework and decorated spires adorn the mosque, also known as the Shrine of Hazrat Ali (Hazrat Ali was the son-in-law of the prophet Mohammed), who is believed to be buried here. The shrine, of particular importance for Afghanistan's Shi'ite Muslims, was first built in the 12th century, destroyed by Genghis Khan, and rebuilt in 1481. The current mosque, considered by some to be one of the most beautiful in Central Asia, is a modern restoration.

Every Friday dervishes gather an hour before sunset in front of Sheikh Hamed al-Nil tomb in Omdurman, Sudan to perform a ritual called Zikr (Dhikr). The ceremony starts chanting words of gratitude to the Prophet Mohammed. The audience interacts with the chanters, dancing to the rhythms of the percussion instruments. The dervishes start whirling around. The music, the fragrance of burning incense, the endless repetition of religious chants creates a state of ecstasy, a kind of trance in which human soul is believed to communicate directly with God.

A Swahili man reads from the Koran at a gathering of men in a house in Lamu to celebrate Maulidi, the birthday of the Prophet. Lamu Island, Kenya

Church of Elijah the Prophet, with colourful frescoes on the walls depicting Biblical scenes; Yaroslavl, Yaroslavl Oblast, Russia

Church of Elijah the Prophet, with ornate arched doorways and colourful frescoes; Yaroslavl, Yaroslavl Oblast, Russia

Church of Elijah the Prophet, with colourful frescoes; Yaroslavl, Yaroslavl Oblast, Russia

Church of Elijah the Prophet, with colourful frescoes on the walls depicting Biblical scenes; Yaroslavl, Yaroslavl Oblast, Russia

Church of Elijah the Prophet, with colourful frescoes on the walls depicting Biblical scenes; Yaroslavl, Yaroslavl Oblast, Russia

Fresco, Church of Elijah the Prophet; Yaroslavl, Yaroslavl Oblast, Russia

Church of Elijah the Prophet, fresco on the wall of Elijah's ascension into heaven in a whirlwind; Yaroslavl, Yaroslavl Oblast, Russia

Fresco, Church of Elijah the Prophet; Yaroslavl, Yaroslavl Oblast, Russia

Church of Elijah the Prophet, with colourful frescos on the wall depicting Biblical scenes of harvest; Yaroslavl, Yaroslavl Oblast, Russia

Fresco, Church of Elijah the Prophet; Yaroslavl, Yaroslavl Oblast, Russia

Church of Elijah the Prophet, with ornate arched doorway and colourful frescoes; Yaroslavl, Yaroslavl Oblast, Russia

Church of Elijah the Prophet; Yaroslavl, Yaroslavl Oblast, Russia

Mount Carmel With Glowing Clouds Over Jezreel Valley, Israel