From tariqas-digest-approval@europe.std.com Mon Oct 7 22:09:36 1996 Date: Wed, 25 Sep 1996 10:51:30 -0400 (EDT) From: tariqas-digest-approval@europe.std.com Reply-To: tariqas-digest@world.std.com To: tariqas-digest@world.std.com Subject: tariqas-digest V1 #159 tariqas-digest Wednesday, 25 September 1996 Volume 01 : Number 159 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Asim Jalis Date: Wed, 25 Sep 96 00:22:06 CDT Subject: Psalms Recently I read the Psalms of David together with John Williams (Star Wars, Olympic Themes, etc). Interesting experience. Asim ------------------------------ From: Asim Jalis Date: Wed, 25 Sep 96 00:35:49 CDT Subject: Eagles I had an interesting experience in Karachi this year. It was a hot humid afternoon. I was waiting for someone near one of the city dumps and there was a large flock of eagles circling above it. I followed the ones that were rising with precise twitches of their wings. They became smaller and smaller till they were mere specks in the sky. And then I saw with shock that the specks had reached the clouds. They were gliding in the cool cloud-mist hidden inside it except for brief moments. Asim ------------------------------ From: Hafizullah@aol.com Date: Wed, 25 Sep 1996 01:41:50 -0400 Subject: Re: Observing Self; was Re: Desire In a message dated 96-09-23 12:40:30 EDT, you write: << > I will tell you it is from the teachings of Gurdjieff and Ouspensky. >> All sufi schools teach this in one form or another. It is an essential foundation to almost all other practices. ------------------------------ From: ASHA101@aol.com Date: Wed, 25 Sep 1996 03:28:38 -0400 Subject: Re: Shamanism & Islam There is no doubt some question about how one defines the word shaman and what the idea embraces. There is one thing that the idea of shaman does seem to encompass that is otherwise sorely lacking today: that is the sense that one can have an intimate relationship with all of the universe and that the universe is not inanimate matter but living being. Albert Einstien replied to the quesion that "the greatst question in science today is: is the universe friendly." In this way, one can see that sufisim and even islam and certainly Judaism is not at all at odds with shamanism even though a great many theologians may be quite uncomfortable with seemingly childish metaphors as angels and devils and magic. - -A ------------------------------ From: Imaan Shivani Joshi Date: Wed, 25 Sep 1996 16:09:17 +0800 (SST) Subject: Re: Limits > Hello, Beloved of God! as salaamu 'alaikum Is this mail addressed to me or to Br habib:-)? > Which brings me to my question: how does one know that one has found > > one's murshid? > > By the nudges you get coming from your heart, from its core; some call > this core intuition, but really, it is the seat of Allah in our bodies. My heart told me someone was perhaps meant to be my murshid, but things went sour with him; my fault, and now I am not sure. > > > Or is it that the murshid finds the mureed? > > Works both ways, you each get a nudge, from within, from above, from > collective Spirit of Guidance, behind which stands Allah! > Then I do not know:-) but in everything I must learn to cultivate patience:-) > > Does anyone know > > of any female shaykhs? > > Mine is female, a full Murshida in both Sufi Movement International > (SMI) and Sufi Islamia Ruhaniat Society (SIRS). > would that she were to be mine as well...but that would not be right, to want that whihc is not meant for me:-) > > I worry about this very much, in terms of the adab > > etc... > > Worry not, good manners are never in poor taste: Turn your search over > to Allah; after all IT is The One that is seeking you, or didn't you > know? yes, but we do deal with humans to get to Him:-) > > and I worry that I may never find my murshid... > > Believe that you are more than your body, more than your mind, even more > than your spirit, but believe that you are placed here to help others, > to be kind to others, to develop tact and tolerance for all things, all > peoples. Believe that Allah loves you for you are The Beloved! > this is hard to believe:_) the last part, that is:-) > > Then we come to the question of the relationship between the mureed > > and murshid. How secret is secret? > > There really are few secrets... and these are for your own good and the > good of humanity. so there are secrets? what if I were to marry? would I be expected to keep things from my husband? if he were also a sufi aspirant, would he be similarly expected to keep things from me? I am reluctant to keep things from someone who is to be my mate in life... > > > How is this secrecy likely to affect the > > relationship of the mureed/murshid with his/her spouse? > > Not at all, no affect. I am not so sure abt this... > He was a very pious man with wife; I > loved him on sight. He sent me indirectly to another beautiful man > teacher, a sheihk, with many powers and phenomenon. But he too sent me > away, but to a woman this time, a woman with vast experiences of many > traditions. I was drawn to the man whom I think may be my murshid by another means. I have to this day never seen him, just corresponded with him. regularly. > > I phone called this woman and we met... after an hour of face-to-face > talking I asked to be initiatied. She said she would "sleep" on it. She > called in a few days and said she would take me as a student and > initiate me in two weeks. This she did and gave me the name of "tanzen". > I BE blessed. I had met my mate, the one who was to transmit the > esoteric teaching to me. Praise be to Allah! Insh'Allah, I shall meet the one who is meant to guide me when the time is right:-) > > My wife of 41 years, Betty, is a natural sufi, born that way. She has no > problems with me as a sufi with a teacher I dearly love, as she knows I > love just about everything that moves and even that which doesn't move. > So, I be happy, but still long for ever closer union with My Lord, that > which is above my High Self, my intuition, my heart. > so what if we were to marry someone who is *nnot* a natural sufi, and who might not approve? > > I have a lot of questions, and a lot of doubts...worries:-) Anyone > > with any advice? Jazak Allahu Khair:-)bSorry for being such a bother:-) > > Dear one, you could never be a bother, to me. You are The Beloved in all > the shades of infinity, all of ITS qualities. > alHamdulillah:-) it feels nice to be loved:-) ------------------------------ From: Fred Rice Date: Wed, 25 Sep 1996 18:46:30 +1000 (EST) Subject: msa-ec: Love Allah(SWT) and His Apostle(SAWS) (fwd) Assalamu alaikum, This is from the msa-ec mailing list, I thought some might like it. :) Wassalam, Fariduddien - ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Wed, 25 Sep 1996 01:43:45 -0400 From: Hesham Bazaraa To: msa-net@msa-natl.org, msa-ec@world.std.com, soc-religion-islam@telerama.lm.com Subject: msa-ec: Love Allah(SWT) and His Apostle(SAWS) Bismillah al-Rahman al-Raheem was-salaat was-salaam `alaa Rasul-illah wa 'alaa alihi wa sahbihi wa sallam AsSalamu Alaykum Wa RahmatUllahi Wa Barakatuh, Dear Brothers and Sisters, Here is a beautiful Hadith taken from the Sahih Bukhari(R) Collection [Alim Database]. It is repeated in similar forms elsewhere in Bukhari. It shows that although outward action can certainly be a sign of Love of Allah(SWT) and His Apostle, Salla Allahu Alayhi Wa Sallam, their is more to their Love than meets the eye. *** Narrated Anas: A man asked the Prophet about the Hour (i.e. Day of Judgment) saying, "When will the Hour be?" The Prophet said, "What have you prepared for it?" The man said, "Nothing, except that I love Allah and His Apostle. " The Prophet said, "You will be with those whom you love." We had never been so glad as we were on hearing that saying of the Prophet (i.e., "You will be with those whom you love.") Therefore, I love the Prophet, Abu Bakr and 'Umar, and I hope that I will be with them because of my love for them though my deeds are not similar to theirs. *** This Hadith prompts us to try to increase our Love for Allah(SWT) and his Messenger, Salla Allahu Alayhi Wa Sallam, and is evidence that those things that increase ones Love for them are commendable[eg. Mawlid Sharif]. In any case, see Allah's(SWT) mercy in putting us with those whom we Love! Ya Arham Al-Rahimeen![O Most Merciful of the merciful ones!] Allahumma Salli Ala Sayyidina Muhammadin Wa Ala Alihi Wa Sahbihi Wa AtTabi'eena Ila Yawm IdDeen Wa Sallim. WasSalamu Alaykum, Hesham. ------------------------------ From: maarof Date: Wed, 25 Sep 1996 18:51:44 +0800 Subject: Re: Wassalam On Tue, 24 Sep 1996, Well333@turbonet.com (Jacquie Weller) wrote: >May I ask what Wassalam is (I think salam is peace) but the other part I >cannot guess. I am sure is very good word though. K.L. > Wassalam is "... and peace". I'm not exactly sure why the conjuctive "and" but it makes sense because after what is written, and to sum it up we say: ... and peace. There's another thing about Arabic it is read and written from left to right. Its a different perspective of the written world and culture of a group of people. So is the Chinese character, where I think they can read left to right, roght to left, up to down ... and probably one can read the sentence even if they are placed at random in a page. maarof ------------------------------ From: Zainuddin Ismail Date: Wed, 25 Sep 1996 19:33:29 +0800 (SGT) Subject: Re: Nazarenes (fwd) Salam.a.y means Allah yarham i.e May Allah have mercy on him.This normally follows for a Muslim who has passed away.a.s means 'alaihis salam for any of the Prophets of God but for Muhammad it is s.a.w or sallallahu 'alaihi wasalam which is "the benedictions and peace of Allah upon him " At 17:57 9/24/96 +0400, you wrote: >Steve H Rose wrote: >> >> From: Zainuddin Ismail >> Subject: Re: Nazarenes >> >> According to the famous Maududi a.y. > >Dear Br Zain > >What does a.y. stand for? > >Wassalam > >Rashid > > > ------------------------------ From: Zainuddin Ismail Date: Wed, 25 Sep 1996 19:38:42 +0800 (SGT) Subject: Re: Let's words spring out of our hearts Salam Jacqui.Here is a poem I composed in the office just now: "It is the small things of life That we gloss over It is the small trespasses unto others That really matters. Together such slurs create a veil Even over mighty Sufi actions Whatever we declare deep down we deem them small And pretend we aim for no rations Give a smile for all Difficult.Let it be from our hearts Difficult.Think well of all Let that be our start. At 11:01 9/24/96 +0100, you wrote: >Salam Michael. I am sorry if I had used words that should never have been >used at brethren.I have a lot to learn from you. >By the way , cant we all try to write some poetry.Here's one awful one: > >"A motley bunch we are >We bring the market into the net >But we sell all kinds of love >Tis all we want to spread " > >"Iman Joshi is our baby >Her freshness scents her words >I have not seen her in jilbab >Neither has she seen our shirts > >But in our mind's eye she's there >Awaiting for her shaykh >But if Murshid does not show up >Her loving heart wont break " > >In Singapore and Malaysia poems are exchanged instantaneously by Malays and >Straits born Chinese.There is a Malay poem for every occasion.Can anyone >return mine ? >---------- >Then there are some of us >Life and Breath, >Searching, climbing Kaffea >Confused and falling, >But on the ground >Is God Around and even >In this is Allah's Sound... > >My eye is full of silent weeping: >Where is the Wisdom locked >Inside? >I feel like lost and found >Waiting for You to come >And yet You always Are...Here...Near > > ------------------------------ From: Zainuddin Ismail Date: Wed, 25 Sep 1996 19:47:36 +0800 (SGT) Subject: Re: Let's words spring out of our hearts Salam.Here's one for you Maarof which I composed when I was in a Paradise on Earth :The Lake District where I went to find Wordsworth's Lonely Cloud " From London to Brackenrigg Not one blooming apple tree But poppies wild and buttercups Have filled our hearts with glee A cup of English tea A loaf of golden bread For me and my bonny Tis all we need to shred." At 04:02 9/25/96 +0800, you wrote: > > >On Tue, 24 Sep 1996, Zainuddin Ismail wrote: > >>Salam Michael. I am sorry if I had used words that should never have been >>used at brethren.I have a lot to learn from you. >>By the way , cant we all try to write some poetry.Here's one awful one: >> >>"A motley bunch we are >>We bring the market into the net >>But we sell all kinds of love >>Tis all we want to spread " >> >>"Iman Joshi is our baby >>Her freshness scents her words >>I have not seen her in jilbab >>Neither has she seen our shirts >> >>But in our mind's eye she's there >>Awaiting for her shaykh >>But if Murshid does not show up >>Her loving heart wont break " >> >>In Singapore and Malaysia poems are exchanged instantaneously by Malays and >>Straits born Chinese.There is a Malay poem for every occasion.Can anyone >>return mine ? >> > >Gladly, but my keyboard is rusty... > >Imaan is looking for her murshid >Insha-Allah she find one very soon >In mean time she studies biochemistry >so that she can get her PhD > >salam :) >-maarof > ------------------------------ From: Zainuddin Ismail Date: Wed, 25 Sep 1996 20:31:36 +0800 (SGT) Subject: Re: Zainuddin and the Gospel of Barnabas r.a. Salamu 'alaikum waRahmatullah waBarakatuhu ! In the name of Allah( the Fount of all that is) Merciful and Gracious. St Barnabas was from Cyprus.He is buried in Cyprus.There is a dome on his tomb.It is part of the most ancient church of Cyprus.When you enter it you can see murals of the story of St.Barnabas r.a.These show that a Bishop had a dream about the unknown location of Barnabas.These are the meanings of the murals First mural: My tomb is under that gree , under that olive tree , says Barnabas in the dream . Second mural: The Bishop goes to the tree and starts excavating. Third mural : They find him in the same way he was buried with the gospel on his chest Forth mural : The Bishop brings the Gospel to the Emperor of Byzantine Fifth mural : The Emperor is dressing the Bishop of Cyprus in clothes like his own , royal and giving honour to him by making Cyprus independant. My friend recently visited the monastery where his tomb lies near the coastline.There are a few nuns in that place.They are treated with respect by the Haqqani Naqshabandis . Now this is part of history of Cyprus ,Nur.So was there really a Gospel of Barnabas.And was he a disciple of Jesus alaihis salam and not just a companion of Paul. Just a few excerpts from an English translation "Then answered he who writes : O master how can we always have God in memory ? Assuredly it seems to us impossible ! Said Jesus with a sigh "This is the greatest misery that man can suffer O Barnabas.For here upon earth man canot have God his Creator always in memory , saving them that are holy , for they always have God in memory , because they have in them the light of the Grace of God ,so that they cannot forget God" "And Jesus continued saying "O doctors, O scribes, O Pharisees, O priests tell me.You desire horses like cavalrymen but you desire not to go forth to war; you desire fair clothing like women but you desire not to spin and nurture children; you desire the fruits of the field and you desire not to cultivate the earth; you desire the fishof the sea but you desire not to go fishing; you desire honour as citizens but you desire not the burden of the republic; and you desire tithes and first fruits as priests but you desire not to serve God in truth.What then shall God do with you......? ------------------------------ From: BRYAN CONN Date: Wed, 25 Sep 1996 08:40:30 -0400 Subject: The Most Beautiful Names - (12) Al-Khaaliq Assalaamu Alaikum! I apologize for taking so much time to post these names of Allah. I've become busy, and a bit distracted, and I've had problems posting to tariqas. Insha'allah, I will be more conscienceous in the future. The following is from "The Most Beautiful Names" compiled by Sheikh Tosun Bayrak, published by Threshold Books - Amana Books ___________________________________________________________________ Bismillah ir-Rahmaan ir-Raheem In the name of Allah, the Beneficient, the Merciful ___________________________________________________________________ _ Al-Khaliq He is the one who creates from nothing, creating at the same time the states, conditions, and sustenance of all that He has created. He establishes how, when, and where creation will take place. He creates in accordance with this order. Everything from the beginning to the end of the created existences has been established in goodness and wisdom. In accordance with the perfect order, everything follows the path it will follow. There are no accidents in the universe. _ Allah al-Khaliq did not need the creation, nor does He recieve any benefit from it. Perchance the reason for creation is the He may acknowlewdge His eternal will of greatness and power, and see His own beauty and perfection. For He says, "I was hidden treasure. I loved to be known, so I created creation." ________________________________________________________________________ Alhumdulillah (Praise God). Salaam, Bryan "Every holy person seems to have a different doctrine and practice, but there's really only one work. Someone listening to a millstone falls asleep. No matter. The stone keeps turning." -Rumi ------------------------------ From: BRYAN CONN Date: Wed, 25 Sep 1996 09:11:31 -0400 (EDT) Subject: The Most Beautiful Names - (13) Al-Baari' Assalaamu Alaikum! The following is from "The Most Beautiful Names" compiled by Sheikh Tosun Bayrak, published by Threshold Books - Amana Books ___________________________________________________________________ Bismillah ir-Rahmaan ir-Raheem In the name of Allah, the Beneficient, the Merciful ___________________________________________________________________ _ Al-Bari' He is the one who orders His creation with perfect harmony - not only each thing harmonious within itself, but everything in accordance with everything else. This infinite-seeming universe works like a clock. All is for one and one is for all. See how everything in you is connected, working together, and how, when a part fails, all else is affected. The functions of one and all depend upon each other. Try to see to it that this harmony that is in your nature is manifested in your life. _ Allah al-Bari' gave you intelligence to help you to know your Creator. ____________________________________________________________________ Salaam, Bryan "Every holy person seems to have a different doctrine and practice, but there's really only one work. Someone listening to a millstone falls asleep. No matter. The stone keeps turning." -Rumi ------------------------------ From: frank gaude Date: Wed, 25 Sep 1996 06:32:43 -0700 Subject: RUMI 2589 LOOK WHAT HAVE YOU DONE hunted my heart hunted my soul but left them behind you raptured my life broke my cage but wounded my heart then wished to depart though i know your wish though i suffer the separation i have no courage to ask what have you done i know why a candle burns i know why a candle cries since you're the cause of pulling its life apart i know why a harp bows as it is played since like a slave you made it bend to obey with all the tyranny you caused as soon as i see your face my poisoned life turns sweet my pain is perfectly healed every leaf in hope holds its palm open begging for more knowing your endless bliss ghazal number 2589, translated February 16, 1992, by Nader Khalili. tanzen ------------------------------ From: Zainuddin Ismail Date: Wed, 25 Sep 1996 22:07:14 +0800 (SGT) Subject: Re: Let's words spring out of our hearts "A cup of tea A sniff of country air Me and my bonny Tis all we need to share" At 19:47 9/25/96 +0800, you wrote: >Salam.Here's one for you Maarof which I composed when I was in a Paradise on >Earth :The Lake District where I went to find Wordsworth's Lonely Cloud > >" From London to Brackenrigg > Not one blooming apple tree > But poppies wild and buttercups > Have filled our hearts with glee > > A cup of English tea > A loaf of golden bread > For me and my bonny > Tis all we need to shred." > >At 04:02 9/25/96 +0800, you wrote: >> >> >>On Tue, 24 Sep 1996, Zainuddin Ismail wrote: >> >>>Salam Michael. I am sorry if I had used words that should never have been >>>used at brethren.I have a lot to learn from you. >>>By the way , cant we all try to write some poetry.Here's one awful one: >>> >>>"A motley bunch we are >>>We bring the market into the net >>>But we sell all kinds of love >>>Tis all we want to spread " >>> >>>"Iman Joshi is our baby >>>Her freshness scents her words >>>I have not seen her in jilbab >>>Neither has she seen our shirts >>> >>>But in our mind's eye she's there >>>Awaiting for her shaykh >>>But if Murshid does not show up >>>Her loving heart wont break " >>> >>>In Singapore and Malaysia poems are exchanged instantaneously by Malays and >>>Straits born Chinese.There is a Malay poem for every occasion.Can anyone >>>return mine ? >>> >> >>Gladly, but my keyboard is rusty... >> >>Imaan is looking for her murshid >>Insha-Allah she find one very soon >>In mean time she studies biochemistry >>so that she can get her PhD >> >>salam :) >>-maarof >> > > ------------------------------ From: frank gaude Date: Wed, 25 Sep 1996 06:59:12 -0700 Subject: Re: Nazarenes and Ebionites Hello, Nur Gale! > i want to look up something about the main early Dead Sea scholar (i think he was at American University) who was in charge of the entire project for many, many years, and was a staunch anti-Semite and Christian fascist. For decades the theory that the scrolls were the property of a quasi-Jewish-Christian sect that made the Jews out to be the bad guys was his. He eventually went insane and died. Unfortunately, i do not recall his name off hand. But i still find his theories passed around in po Maybe you are talking about Rev. Roland de Vaux, the Dominican father from the "Ecole Biblique"? Others are John Strugnell, Frank Moore Cross, and Emile Puech. There are others and the work of Robert Eisenman and Michael Wise has high-lighted just what scholarship can be when driven by instinct of conditioning. Peace and love, tanzen ------------------------------ From: frank gaude Date: Wed, 25 Sep 1996 07:08:41 -0700 Subject: Re: Ebionites and Nazarenes Hello again, Nur Gale! Gale wrote: > > Intellect is a tough task master. Intuition is so soft and sweet, close > > to the core of the heart! Instinct keeps us in place, treading water, in > > the middle of the river. > > Yeah, but we are all given our particular gifts, and intuition (with diakrisis > or discernment) is not contrary to the use of intellect. Otherwise, we would > never have the writings of Ibn Arabi or Suhrawardi. Is not intuition an aspect of mind? and mind is an interface to spirit? to will? > Besides i see you like to play in the mind world also with Atlantis and Kahuna > hypotheses. If you associate mind with intuition, with heart, with spirit, then I play in the mind world... most of my thinking regarding Kahuna comes from direct experience "playing" with low-self having High Self as my guide, my "nudger" supreme. Things regarding Atlantis come from visions of the past and how things likely were, are. But I be the first to state that I don't deal in proofs, that is left to each "observer", peace be unto them! In sufi tradition collective High Self is called Spirit of Guidance, The Master, the embodiment of all the illuminated souls. This is straight stuff! common experience... Thanks you for all your scholarly postings. Such is needed in a balanced world. Facts, they are a good thing, as Martha Stuart would likely say. Peace and love, down threads so bright, tanzen ------------------------------ From: Zainuddin Ismail Date: Wed, 25 Sep 1996 22:50:55 +0800 (SGT) Subject: Re: Zainuddin and the Gospel of Barnabas r.a. Salam.Here is the clue about another gospel which promotes the Mosaic Law contrary to what Paul preached. Here in the following lines a terribly depressed Paul writes about the danger of some people even eminent ones who teach a different Jesus and a different gospel.He was possibly,talking about the Gospel of Barnabas. "But I fear , lest somehow , as the serpent deceived Eve by his craftiness , so your minds may be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ.For if he who comes preaches another Jesus, whom we have not preached , or if you receive a diffferent spirit, which you have not received or a different gospel, which you have not accepted , you may well put up with it.For I consider that I am not at all inferior to the most eminent apostles.Even though I am untrained in speech, yet I am not in knowledge.But we have been thoroughly made manifest among you in all things (2 Corinthians 11:3-6) Let me now extract from another article : Barnabas was not just a companion of Paul.He was much more than that. A brief description of this Cypriot Jew originally named Joseph or Jose is given in 4 to 15 of the Acts of the Apostle. He was a constant companion of Jesus and a dynamic evangelist.He sold his land , brought the money and laid it at the feet of the Apostles.He was full of the Holy Spirit and the Faith (Acts 4:36-37,11:24etc)Barnabas was unanimously selected bythe Church Fathers of Jerusalem to preach the Gospel abroad.His followers increased.He bought Saul (Paul) to Antioch and it was because of his efforts that Saul was admitted to the church.(Acts 9: 26-27) Barnabas an Apostolic Father was a central figure in the Church of Jerusalem (ACTS 11:19,15:41;Epistles of the Colossians 2:9, 4:10) Barnabas and Paul together preached the Gospel in Cyprus but because of their differences in motives they had a serious contention and parted (Acts 15;36-39, Galatians 2;11-13) Then he took Mark with him and sailed to Cyprus. Paul abrogated much of the Mosaic Law but Barnabas followed it .Paul abrogated circumcision and dietary laws.Barnabas was the opposite and therefore Paul censured him in the Epistles to the Galatians.(2:13) Gospel of Barnabas was used as a text in the churches of Egypt and Syria until it was banned inthe sixth century.It was referred in the decree of Pope Gelasius of 496 AD. (Extracted from Hassan Rawat's article on Gospel of Barnabas published in the The Muslim Digest, Oct / Nov 83) At 20:31 9/25/96 +0800, you wrote: >Salamu 'alaikum waRahmatullah waBarakatuhu ! In the name of Allah( the Fount >of all that is) Merciful and Gracious. > >St Barnabas was from Cyprus.He is buried in Cyprus.There is a dome on his >tomb.It is part of the most ancient church of Cyprus.When you enter it you >can see murals of the story of St.Barnabas r.a.These show that a Bishop had >a dream about the unknown location of Barnabas.These are the meanings of the >murals >First mural: My tomb is under that gree , under that olive tree , says >Barnabas in the dream . >Second mural: The Bishop goes to the tree and starts excavating. >Third mural : They find him in the same way he was buried with the gospel on >his chest >Forth mural : The Bishop brings the Gospel to the Emperor of Byzantine >Fifth mural : The Emperor is dressing the Bishop of Cyprus in clothes like >his own , royal and giving honour to him by making Cyprus independant. > >My friend recently visited the monastery where his tomb lies near the >coastline.There are a few nuns in that place.They are treated with respect >by the Haqqani Naqshabandis . >Now this is part of history of Cyprus ,Nur.So was there really a Gospel of >Barnabas.And was he a disciple of Jesus alaihis salam and not just a >companion of Paul. > >Just a few excerpts from an English translation > >"Then answered he who writes : O master how can we always have God in memory >? Assuredly it seems to us impossible ! Said Jesus with a sigh "This is the >greatest misery that man can suffer O Barnabas.For here upon earth man canot >have God his Creator always in memory , saving them that are holy , for they >always have God in memory , because they have in them the light of the Grace >of God ,so that they cannot forget God" > >"And Jesus continued saying "O doctors, O scribes, O Pharisees, O priests >tell me.You desire horses like cavalrymen but you desire not to go forth to >war; you desire fair clothing like women but you desire not to spin and >nurture children; you desire the fruits of the field and you desire not to >cultivate the earth; you desire the fishof the sea but you desire not to go >fishing; you desire honour as citizens but you desire not the burden of the >republic; and you desire tithes and first fruits as priests but you desire >not to serve God in truth.What then shall God do with you......? > > ------------------------------ End of tariqas-digest V1 #159 *****************************