Comments on: Syria – Damascus – People of the Umayyad Mosque http://hansmast.com/2008/06/syria-damascus-people-of-the-umayyad-mosque/ Pictures of the world, religious commentary, political thoughts, technology Tue, 16 Feb 2010 09:10:18 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: zahida http://hansmast.com/2008/06/syria-damascus-people-of-the-umayyad-mosque/comment-page-1/#comment-366260 zahida Wed, 09 Dec 2009 21:18:28 +0000 http://hansmast.com/?p=698#comment-366260 I only pray that one day Allah will take me toDamascus to visit the mosque of Umayyad. I only pray that one day Allah will take me toDamascus to visit the mosque of Umayyad.

]]> By: Hans Mast http://hansmast.com/2008/06/syria-damascus-people-of-the-umayyad-mosque/comment-page-1/#comment-366255 Hans Mast Wed, 09 Dec 2009 18:57:12 +0000 http://hansmast.com/?p=698#comment-366255 Asalaamu alakhum to all! I see I've been linked from some email list. I'm glad y'all are enjoying the pictures. FYI, I visited Syria just before moving to il-Quds/Jerusalem where I lived and taught English in Ramallah and studied Arabic at il-Quds University. Allah y'salmuk! Masalaama. Asalaamu alakhum to all! I see I’ve been linked from some email list. I’m glad y’all are enjoying the pictures. FYI, I visited Syria just before moving to il-Quds/Jerusalem where I lived and taught English in Ramallah and studied Arabic at il-Quds University. Allah y’salmuk! Masalaama.

]]> By: Nosheen http://hansmast.com/2008/06/syria-damascus-people-of-the-umayyad-mosque/comment-page-1/#comment-366254 Nosheen Wed, 09 Dec 2009 18:28:21 +0000 http://hansmast.com/?p=698#comment-366254 Beautiful photographs! Thanks for sharing! Beautiful photographs! Thanks for sharing!

]]> By: Faeza Moghul http://hansmast.com/2008/06/syria-damascus-people-of-the-umayyad-mosque/comment-page-1/#comment-366236 Faeza Moghul Wed, 09 Dec 2009 06:24:04 +0000 http://hansmast.com/?p=698#comment-366236 . . . So glad you didn't. Great photos. Thanks for capturing the moment. . . . So glad you didn’t. Great photos. Thanks for capturing the moment.

]]> By: Faeza Moghul http://hansmast.com/2008/06/syria-damascus-people-of-the-umayyad-mosque/comment-page-1/#comment-366235 Faeza Moghul Wed, 09 Dec 2009 06:20:53 +0000 http://hansmast.com/?p=698#comment-366235 The 'Imam' pictured (though not of the Umayyad) is the erudite scholar Shaykh Muhammad al-Yaqoubi. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhammad_al-Yaqoubi He is the famous Shadhili murshid and regular lecturer at the Umayyad and abroad. . . I'm quite surprised that you were there to capture him giving one of his regular talks at the Ummayyad (they are only about an hour long and held twice a week). When I traveled to Damascus earlier this year to attend his classes I saw the tourists and pilgrims wandering; I recall wondering if those who were there to admire the facade were missing the beauty that was held within it. The ‘Imam’ pictured (though not of the Umayyad) is the erudite scholar Shaykh Muhammad al-Yaqoubi. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhammad_al-Yaqoubi He is the famous Shadhili murshid and regular lecturer at the Umayyad and abroad. . . I’m quite surprised that you were there to capture him giving one of his regular talks at the Ummayyad (they are only about an hour long and held twice a week).

When I traveled to Damascus earlier this year to attend his classes I saw the tourists and pilgrims wandering; I recall wondering if those who were there to admire the facade were missing the beauty that was held within it.

]]> By: Hans Mast http://hansmast.com/2008/06/syria-damascus-people-of-the-umayyad-mosque/comment-page-1/#comment-340747 Hans Mast Wed, 03 Sep 2008 21:40:04 +0000 http://hansmast.com/?p=698#comment-340747 Thanks for the correction! We were going off hearsay from Muslim people we met in the mosque, but apparently their level of English and our level of Arabic confused the issue. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Umayyad_Mosque" rel="nofollow">According to Wikipedia</a>, you are 100% correct. The green shrine inside does hold the head of John the Baptist. The shrine in the courtyard, on the other hand, holds the head of Hussein. Thanks for the correction! We were going off hearsay from Muslim people we met in the mosque, but apparently their level of English and our level of Arabic confused the issue. According to Wikipedia, you are 100% correct. The green shrine inside does hold the head of John the Baptist. The shrine in the courtyard, on the other hand, holds the head of Hussein.

]]> By: Raj http://hansmast.com/2008/06/syria-damascus-people-of-the-umayyad-mosque/comment-page-1/#comment-340610 Raj Wed, 03 Sep 2008 19:46:26 +0000 http://hansmast.com/?p=698#comment-340610 The green shrine is actually where John the Baptists head is...not Husseins. The green shrine is actually where John the Baptists head is…not Husseins.

]]> By: The Baritone http://hansmast.com/2008/06/syria-damascus-people-of-the-umayyad-mosque/comment-page-1/#comment-259093 The Baritone Sat, 21 Jun 2008 23:06:10 +0000 http://hansmast.com/?p=698#comment-259093 Wow, that's incredible! Sounds to me like kissing that shrine would be like kissing the blarney stone in Ireland, hygiene-wise. Wow, that’s incredible! Sounds to me like kissing that shrine would be like kissing the blarney stone in Ireland, hygiene-wise.

]]> By: Asher http://hansmast.com/2008/06/syria-damascus-people-of-the-umayyad-mosque/comment-page-1/#comment-257973 Asher Sat, 21 Jun 2008 03:34:59 +0000 http://hansmast.com/?p=698#comment-257973 yes, again you captured the moment great! yes, again you captured the moment great!

]]> By: Hans Mast http://hansmast.com/2008/06/syria-damascus-people-of-the-umayyad-mosque/comment-page-1/#comment-256708 Hans Mast Fri, 20 Jun 2008 05:43:59 +0000 http://hansmast.com/?p=698#comment-256708 These are some of my favorite pictures from the trip. These are some of my favorite pictures from the trip.

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