St Catherine's monastery
Originally posted to Flickr as St Catherine's monastery by
ccarlstead under the Creative Commons attribution 2.0 licence.
Originally posted to Flickr as St Catherine's monastery by
ccarlstead under the Creative Commons attribution 2.0 licence.
The opening scene of a movie titled "Magnolia":
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What do you think of the three stories?
... probably two whole years.
Quite a sad thought really. With only 14/15 episodes (depending on how you count) I think I used to watch a repeat every single night for the two years before before going to bed.
Good times.
I got texted this the other day and probably could fit into this forum topic too, but I will keep it separate.
In Jhelum born & Raised,
in the mud is where I spent most of my days.
Chillin out, relaxing & Eating some roti,
chatn to the kuris while drinking some lassi.
When a couple of Gunda's who were no good,
started some "Dhusham!Dhusham!" in my neighbourhood.
They made a right old mess @ my pops got scared
"You're moving to your masi's in Mirpur instead!"
So I whistled for a Rickshaw, it came the next day,
Told him where to go & I weren't going to pay.
I knew I smelt sumthing, it was the oil in his hair,
it anything, but I thought "Bale! Bale! Bale!"
Spring's Gift
I envy the sand that met his feet
I’m jealous of honey he tasted sweet
Of birds that hovered above his head
Of spiders who spun their sacred web
To save him from his enemies
I envy clouds formed from the seas
That gave him cover from the heat
Of a sun whose light could not compete
With his, whose face did shine so bright
That all was clear in blinding night
I envy sightless trees that gazed
Upon his form completely dazed
Not knowing if the sun had risen
But felt themselves in unison
With those who prayed, and fasted too
Simply because he told them to
With truth and kindness, charity
From God who gave such clarity
His mercy comes in one He sent
To mold our hearts more heaven bent
I envy all there at his side
The Ben Youssef Madrasa was an Islamic college in Marrakech and was named after the amoravid sultan Ali ibn Yusuf (reigned 1106–1142), who expanded the city and its influence considerably.
The college was founded during the period of the Marinid (14th century) by the Marinid sultan Abu al-Hassan and allied to the neighbouring Ben Youssef Mosque.
The building of the madrasa, as it is now, was (re-)constructed by the Saadian Sultan Abdallah al-Ghalib (1557–1574).
It is the largest Medrasa in all of Morocco.
In 1565 the works ordered by Abdallah al-Ghalib were finished, as confirmed by the inscription in the prayer room.