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Recieved: 1999/03/27 12:31
Subject: [Fwd: [K-list] Sufies, Whirling Dervishes and Baraka]
From: cassandra
On 1999/03/27 12:31, cassandra posted thus to the K-list:
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Date: Sat, 27 Mar 1999 13:27:53 -0600
From: cassandra <kc215ATnospamearthlink.net>
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To: Khalid J Mirza <KMirzaATnospamzajil.net>
Subject: Re: [K-list] Sufies, Whirling Dervishes and Baraka
References: <006401be787d$8694dae0$1b646464ATnospamkhalidhome>
Hi Tom..........
Try this address.......
http://www.sufis.org/lessing_commandingself.html
Metta
Cassandra ^
Khalid J Mirza wrote:
> Hello Thomas It is my first time to know that Sufies are known in the
> western society. I will try to compose some info on Sufis and send it
> back to you .... As for the Whirling Dervishes, I really do not know
> what are you talking about!!!! May be if you explain further about it
> I would relate it to whatever we have in my society or
> religion..... As for Baraka, we use this word to indicate the BLISSING
> OF ALLUAH (GOD)....for example, If I say that this food has Baraka
> then I mean it will be enough for 5 persons even though it is only for
> 1 or 2 persons... If I am talking about TIME, then I mean the time
> that I have to do a certian task will be sufficient to complete it
> (even if it is logically not enough) .... and so on in every aspect of
> our life and all this is possible because ALLAH is Blissing my time or
> food or money or childern or any thing relating to me.... In reality,
> Suppose you are earning thousends of dollars or pounds every month But
> only a certain amount of that money is spent on what you need , and
> the rest is waisted on unnecessary items or unforeseen expenses like
> disease or accedints or stolen or lost.... In ISLAM, we beliave that
> even if I have a big salary we should pay SADAGAH or ZAKAH (charity
> and compolsary charity) in order to have Baraka on the rest of the
> money to be enough for my expense.... Also, In food you could buy so
> much food and you could eat a lot of meals, but only a small portion
> (that have Baraka) of that is enough to keep you in a healthy
> condition to perform all your duties every day ( the rest of the food
> goes down the drain)... So, we ask ALLAH to give us Baraka in our meal
> (even though it is very little) in order for us to perform our day-to
> day duties (religious, social, work ....).... I hope I did answer your
> question about Baraka. I do have the feeling that you were thinking it
> was a different thing.. If so please tell me your understanding about
> it ..... Regards
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Thomas Bradley <ThomasBATnospamaromascan.co.uk>
> To: Khalid J Mirza <KMirzaATnospamzajil.net>
> Date: Friday, March 26, 1999 7:04 PM
> Subject: RE: [K-list] Re: Grounding page URLHi Khalid,
>
> Nice to hear from someone from your part of the world. I'm
> Welsh from Britain, but I went to a mosque once. If you
> have any info
> on SUfis or Whirling Dervishes or Baraka, please let me
> know!
> Tom
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Khalid J Mirza [SMTP:KMirzaATnospamzajil.net]
> > Sent: 25 March 1999 21:11
> > To: KundaliniATnospamList-Server.net
> > Subject: [K-list] Re: Grounding page URL
> >
> > Hello Everybody
> > I am a new member of this list ... I have been reading the
> mail for
> > two weeks now, and let me tell you. IT IS TOO MUCH! But
> the
> > information I find here is worthwhile...
> >
> > I tried to access the web page below but it is blocked by
> the proxy
> > server (in Saudi Arabia)
>
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