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A Trappist joke (told to me while at Mount Saint Bernard Abbey; Leicester; UK): ‘Like all Benedictines, we have a Rule of Silence. However, every Easter our Novice Master allows just one of his charges to say a few words on Abbey life. On this particular year it was Brother Matthew's turn...

Great to have you stick around after all! :)

Shalom, Rabbi. Great to find you here. You may remember me as 'Niblo' in another place. May HaShem bless you - and all you love - and keep you safe.

Don't know that much about her. Have great regard for the Queen, but am indifferent about the rest.

Born in the Rhondda. A Valley Boy (my sister claims that us VBs are: 'All macho and Mam!'). Shhhhhhh.....my wife is English! I have a warm regard for Ireland and the Irish (except when they beat us in rugby). One of my grandchildren was born - and lives - in Dublin.

Possibly, I'll give you that :) Anyway: Went to my local pub – when I was a collier – and there they all were, serving free drinks to a bloke who had a flat head, and a cauliflower ear. ‘Oi,’ I cried, angrily. ‘Don’t go buying drinks for ‘im, mun. He’s English!’ ‘Fair play, boy’ said my...

And there's me thinking it was the English ;)

Welcome, @Ella S. I wish you a happy...and fulfilling...journey.

Lurking on a cushion in the corner ;)

Good grief......what is going on here?? :rolleyes:

Indeed it is (I was a collier for around eight years); and, in an active mine, it's a 'living' darkness; one that caresses the skin as it moves; bearing the sounds, and the smells, of the mine itself. An amazing experience.

@Cino Sufism has meaning for those with knowledge; and, as you say, its path is well trodden, even by those of Faiths other than Islam...or of none. What matters, for a Believer, is that the Beloved is remembered, loved and trusted; that personal failings are repented; and that others -...

John Baldock reminds us that Inayat Khan: ‘Established the Sufi Movement and the Universal Worship, which brings the world’s great religions together in a single act of worship. This simple ritual comprises readings from the sacred writings of the major religions and the lighting of a candle...

John Baldock writes that a tariqa is: ‘Known by the name of the shaykh whose teaching it followed. For example, the tariqah that formed around Shaykh Abd al-Qadir al-Jilani (d.1166) in Baghdad became known as the Qadiriyyah or Qadiri Order. ‘Some of the principal Sufi Orders and the shaykhs...

Hold on to your hat!! :) You will have heard the term ‘Sharīʿa law’. This is a misnomer. Sharīʿa is not law, but a set of principles. It is concerned with the welfare of people, both in this life and in the life to come. It is meant to protect human dignity, and to promote basic human...

Hi Cino, I trust you are well. Have not forgotten our 'Sufi' chat. In šāʾ Allāh, will re-join you very soon. Peace.

Hi Tony. You're getting to look more like Santa every day ;). I trust you are keeping well. Very best regards. (Niblo......on other sites!).

Man...have you no sense of adventure?? ;)

'Nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition!' :cool: - Monty Python......of course.