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by yasmin411
Mon May 05, 2008 7:35 pm
Forum: Rites and Ceremonies
Topic: Niyaz - Abe Safa - Abe Shifa - Pyali - gat pat
Replies: 19
Views: 31942

How wonderful that so many of you would deem it fit to join in the discussion. I am grateful to maherali and shums for educating me about use of agarbatti and ghatpat ceremony – You are very kind and I’m indeed grateful. I have always been lead to believe of myself and my fellow jamat to be a pragma...
by yasmin411
Mon May 05, 2008 12:40 am
Forum: Rites and Ceremonies
Topic: Niyaz - Abe Safa - Abe Shifa - Pyali - gat pat
Replies: 19
Views: 31942

I wonder what is the English name for Lobaan? If Lobaan would render something sterile for any length of time; I'd think most companies must use it in their cleaning products and perhaps in the germicides etc. Well, if drinkin out of a disposable paper container vs regular pyalis constitutes "c...
by yasmin411
Sun May 04, 2008 11:45 pm
Forum: Rites and Ceremonies
Topic: Niyaz - Abe Safa - Abe Shifa - Pyali - gat pat
Replies: 19
Views: 31942

Shums, While it is comforting to know that God is everywhere and he is there to protect us. It would be foolish of me to lie to myself <<smile>> and to the rest of the world if I said that this is not a sure fangled way of communicating a well known communicable disease! If lobaan is an anti micorbi...
by yasmin411
Sun May 04, 2008 2:07 pm
Forum: Rites and Ceremonies
Topic: Niyaz - Abe Safa - Abe Shifa - Pyali - gat pat
Replies: 19
Views: 31942

In the last 7 days of sat-dara I heard more and more people coughing sniffin and sneezin AND I wondered if we are in some way responsible for that? The bacteria does its thing and we in our lil way help propogate 'em by drinkin from the same pyali. Is it possible to spread communicable diseases this...