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Month: February 2008

Mihrabi Rugs – new testimonials

Mihrabi Rugs – new testimonials

I have some new stock in at Mihrabi Handmade Prayer Rugs. Two recent satisfied customers have given me some feedback: “Despite this particular item being at the budget end for this type of rug [PRUG_22 ?80], I am pleasantly surprised with the thickness, size and sheer weight. I only wish I had enough space in my house where I could leave it permanently unrolled. Unlike the mass produced cheap types, a rug of this quality does not lend itself to…

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Memories of Qawwali – A Tribute to Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan

Memories of Qawwali – A Tribute to Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan

The following was a piece I wrote to commemorate the death of Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan – Memories of Qawwali – A Tribute to Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan August 16th 2007 marked the 10th death anniversary of one of the masters of the qawwali genre of Muslim devotional music. Putting aside all the fiqhi (jurisprudential) discussions about music and the permissibility or otherwise of it (although one finds that Imam al-Ghazali and Shaykh Abdal Ghani al-Nablusi make an exception for…

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