M. R. Bawa Muhaiyaddeen (Ral) This photo hangs on the wall of the Guru Bawa Ashram in Jaffna Sri Lanka Circa late 1960 Measures 3 by over 4 feet Photo of Photo taken 2005 Bawa's Mazar like page at https://www.facebook.com/MazarOfShaikhMRBawaMuhaiyaddeen
Bawa's Definition from His Book Asmal Husna The 99 Names Of God
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Bawa Muhaiyaddeen Mazar Near Philadelphia PA USA 2/19/09 More info go to http://www.bmf.org/mazar/index.html Sufi M. R. Bawa Muhaiyaddeen • Mankumban • Guru Bawa Ashram • Sri Lanka Facebook "LIKE" Page http://www.facebook.com/pages/Sufi-M-R-Bawa-Muhaiyaddeen-Mankumban-Guru-Bawa-Ashram-Sri-Lanka/466282286717449 Montage of 'URS Ceremony 2009 M. R Bawa Muhaiyaddeen Mazar http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aWIomFJIqYE BAWA'S SRI LANKA VIDEO MONTAGE 2O1O - 5 PARTS BAWA'S Sri Lanka 2010 PART 1 OF 5 http://www.youtube.com/user/sufibooks#p/u/2/2V48nsrGiDE BAWA'S Sri Lanka 2010 PART 2 OF 5 http://www.youtube.com/user/sufibooks#p/u/3/yJZiE0_5LfU BAWA'S Sri Lanka 2010 PART 3 OF 5 http://www.youtube.com/user/sufibooks#p/u/4/WH6xqXpfjQE BAWA'S Sri Lanka 2010 PART 4 OF 5 http://www.youtube.com/user/sufibooks#p/u/5/lDtJKmJNCK4 BAWA'S Sri Lanka 2010 PART 5 OF 5 http://www.youtube.com/user/sufibooks#p/u/6/RT758tlIRDk
THIS IS A GOOGLE EARTH MAP OF NORTHERN SRI LANKA Mankumban and the Guru bawa Ashram
God's House at Mankumban in northern Sri Lanka. This was built by the children of M.R. Bawa Muhaiyaddeen (Ral) with his direct supervision.It was completed in February of 1977. Photo taken 2005 See a video in 2010 of Mankumban http://www.youtube.com/user/Sufibooks#p/a/u/1/Xe1NNby6ZIw Sufi M. R. Bawa Muhaiyaddeen • Mankumban • Guru Bawa Ashram • Sri Lanka https://www.facebook.com/pages/Sufi-M-R-Bawa-Muhaiyaddeen-Mankumban-Guru-Bawa-Ashram-Sri-Lanka/466282286717449
Inside God's House at Mankumban in northern Sri Lanka designed and built by M/ R. Bawa Muhaiyaddeen (Ral) Photo taken 2005 Video of First Site Of Mankumban <iframe width="420" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/2UQyv9Vv7p8" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
God's House at Mankumban in Northern Sri Lanka. This was built by the children of M.R. Bawa Muhaiyaddeen (Ral) with his direct supervision. It was completed in February of 1977. Photo taken 2010 See photos of Mankumban https://picasaweb.google.com/100365101045530496759/MankumbanSriLanka2010
God's House at Mankumban is also a Mazar of Mother Mary. Inside a small room is this green covering. This room remained empty until early 2000's this frame was built with the covering which is changed annually. Photo taken 2010. See a video in 2010 of Mankumban <iframe width="420" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/IKAElUDzSTo" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> BAWA'S SRI LANKA VIDEO MONTAGE 2O1O - 5 PARTS BAWA'S Sri Lanka 2010 PART 1 OF 5 http://www.youtube.com/user/sufibooks#p/u/2/2V48nsrGiDE BAWA'S Sri Lanka 2010 PART 2 OF 5 http://www.youtube.com/user/sufibooks#p/u/3/yJZiE0_5LfU BAWA'S Sri Lanka 2010 PART 3 OF 5 http://www.youtube.com/user/sufibooks#p/u/4/WH6xqXpfjQE BAWA'S Sri Lanka 2010 PART 4 OF 5 http://www.youtube.com/user/sufibooks#p/u/5/lDtJKmJNCK4 BAWA'S Sri Lanka 2010 PART 5 OF 5 http://www.youtube.com/user/sufibooks#p/u/6/RT758tlIRDk
The oil always burns at Mankumban Videos of Mankumban at http://www.youtube.com/sufibooks
God's House at Mankumban in nore Sri Lanka. Photo taken 2005 Mankumban Sri Lanka 2010 - PHOTOS https://picasaweb.google.com/LouWalterWilson/MankumbanSriLanka2010#
God's House at Mankumban surroundings are completely rural on an island which is connected by a 6 mile long causeway. from Jaffna City. Photo taken 2005 Jummah At Mankumban Sri Lanka 2012 http://youtu.be/bZbVGlKqqk0
Inside of God's House at Mankumban looking out through the front door. This mosque was built by the children of Bawa with his direct supervision, completed in February 1977 . Photo taken 2005 See a video in 2010 of Mankumban http://www.youtube.com/user/Sufibooks#p/a/u/1/Xe1NNby6ZIw
Star and crescent windows of God's House at Mankumban. Photo taken 2005
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Beside God's House at Mankumban in Sri Lanka construction was underway in 2005 to build visitor accomodation.
Here is an updated photo of the Kalimah Boat (Michael Green Design) after the recent paint job on the Guesthouse 2011 at Mankumban Sri lanka Arabic calligram reading right to left. The Kalimah Arabic Calligram بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem "In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful" Kayts Island Sri Lanka
In 2010 the new guesthouse built for American children of Bawa is done. Of course other children are welcome. Video of Mankumban at http://www.youtube.com/user/Sufibooks#p/u/5/Xe1NNby6ZIw
View from the front door of God's House at Mankumban, The building to the left is where Bawa rested when he visited. Photo taken 2005
Getting water from the well outside God's House at Mankumban. Photo taken 2005 Jummah At Mankumban Sri Lanka 2012 http://youtu.be/bZbVGlKqqk0
Mankumban Kayts Island Sri Lanka
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The beach that lies 75 yards from God's House at Mankumban. Photo taken 2005.
Bawa's Children at the God's House at Mankumban 2005.
The Angel Pond Fountain at Mankumban
The Entrance to God's House at Mankumban. Photo taken 2004. Sufi M. R. Bawa Muhaiyaddeen • Mankumban • Guru Bawa Ashram • Sri Lanka Facebook "LIKE" Page http://www.facebook.com/pages/Sufi-M-R-Bawa-Muhaiyaddeen-Mankumban-Guru-Bawa-Ashram-Sri-Lanka/466282286717449
Bawa Muhaiyaddeen at the Ashram in Jaffna in the early 1950's
Guru Bawa Ashram at 47 Bankshall Street Jaffna Sri Lanka. Photo taken 2005 GURU BAWA ASHRAM MONTAGE http://www.youtube.com/user/Sufibooks#p/u/3/PIcvZ96HP04 Sufi M. R. Bawa Muhaiyaddeen • Mankumban • Guru Bawa Ashram • Sri Lanka Facebook "LIKE" Page http://www.facebook.com/pages/Sufi-M-R-Bawa-Muhaiyaddeen-Mankumban-Guru-Bawa-Ashram-Sri-Lanka/466282286717449
Just inside the front door of the Guru Bawa Ashram in Jaffna is this shrine. 2005
This is the decorative steel grill and also doubles as security since there is no glass in these windows in the Guru Bawa Ashram in Jaffna. This in reverse since it is looking out. The star and crescent of Islam (peace) the 1 symbolizing one God Allah and the lotus which always encourages us to rise above our surroundings. Photo taken 2005
A bench outside of the Ashram that Bawa used to sit on when he lived there off and on in the 60's and 70's. Photo taken 2004.
These are some of the ladies who live in and around the Ashram in Jaffna who generously give of there time in cooking and hospitality especially to visitors. Photo taken 2005.
M. R. Bawa Muhaiyadden's room at the Ashram in Jaffna Sri Lanka/ Photo taken 2005
In the 1970's M. R Bawa Muhaiyaddeen (Ral) stood in the balcony of the Guru Bawa Ashram and said that one day you would be able to see the ocean from here. At that time a prosperous city called Jaffna surrounded the the Ashram with walls of the buildings on the street blocking the view to the ocean. In the mid 1990's the Tamil Tigers occupied the city. During that time the Sri Lankan government laid seige to the city and finally capturing it. The aftermath of months of fighting and shelling of the city was that 80% of the buildings were leveled allowing this photo to be taken on the very spot where Bawa said that one day you would be able to see the ocean 2005.
Kitchen, Wood Fired at the Guru Bawa Ashram in Jaffna Sri Lanka. Photo taken 2005
Jaffna City shot from the 6 mile long causeway out to the Mankumban Mosque which sits on an island. Photo taken 2005 The library stands mid photo
Downtown Jaffna Sri Lanka. It is rare to find old British-built cars elsewhere in Sri Lanka or anywhere in Southeast Asia. Bur Jaffna Town in the north seems to be locked in time. because of the war. Photo taken 2005
On the 12 hour journey from Colombo to Jaffna you travel up the A9 highway through an area that is heavily mined. This international team in the truck was there to try and clean up the area. Photo taken 2004. In 2012 its now safe the journey is still a long one over rough roads.
A roadside mall of sorts in small city in the Kilinochchi Sri Lanka situated at the A9 road 100 km south-east of Jaffna. Presently this city is the administration center of the LTTE the Tamil Tigers. Photo taken 2005
Elephants Pass in Tamil Tiger Territory on the A9 highway traveling from Colombo to Jaffna. Photo taken 2005
The annual meeting of the Serendib Sufi Study Circle of Colombo This was recitation of the Zikr. 1 of 2 SEE THE VIDEO AT http://www.youtube.com/user/Sufibooks#p/u/29/U-Nn9owDVwA
The room of M, R, Bawa Muhaiyaddeen (Ral.) Preserved as it was when he taught in words and service during his time in Colombo 2011 More about the Serendib Sufi Study Circle of Sri Lanka http://www.sufistudycircle.org/
Bawa's Shoes Preserved At The Serendib Sufi Study Circle Colombo Sri Lanka Former Macan-Markar Residence
The room of M, R, Bawa Muhaiyaddeen (Ral.) Preserved as it was when he taught in words and service during his time in Colombo 2006 More about the Serendib Sufi Study Circle of Sri Lanka http://www.sufistudycircle.org/
Bawa's Room The Serendib Sufi Study Circle Colombo Sri Lanka Former Macan-Markar Residence
Ajwad and Amin Macan-Markar Hosted Bawa At Their Residence In Colombo Helped Bring Bawa To Philadelphia in 1971
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Mazar of M. R, Bawa Muhaiyaddeen (Ral) East Fallowfield Pennsylvania 35 miles from Philadelphia Open for visitation dawn to dusk. Photo taken 2006 See a video of a Urs ceremony at http://www.youtube.com/user/Sufibooks#p/a/f/0/SDf9CUvLRTk BAWA'S SRI LANKA VIDEO MONTAGE 2O1O - 5 PARTS BAWA'S Sri Lanka 2010 PART 1 OF 5 http://www.youtube.com/user/sufibooks#p/u/2/2V48nsrGiDE BAWA'S Sri Lanka 2010 PART 2 OF 5 http://www.youtube.com/user/sufibooks#p/u/3/yJZiE0_5LfU BAWA'S Sri Lanka 2010 PART 3 OF 5 http://www.youtube.com/user/sufibooks#p/u/4/WH6xqXpfjQE BAWA'S Sri Lanka 2010 PART 4 OF 5 http://www.youtube.com/user/sufibooks#p/u/5/lDtJKmJNCK4 BAWA'S Sri Lanka 2010 PART 5 OF 5 http://www.youtube.com/user/sufibooks#p/u/6/RT758tlIRDk
Mazar of Sufi Shaikh M. R. Bawa Muhaiyaddeen Near Philadelphia PA USA Facebook "Like Page At https://www.facebook.com/MazarOfShaikhMRBawaMuhaiyaddeen
Mazar of M. R, Bawa Muhaiyaddeen (Ral) East Fallowfield Pennsylvania 35 miles from Philadelphia Open for visitation dawn to dusk. Photo taken2006
Inside of the Mazar of M. R, Bawa Muhaiyaddeen (Ral) East Fallowfield Pennsylvania 35 miles from Philadelphia Open for visitation dawn to dusk. Photo taken 2007 See a video of a Urs ceremony at http://www.youtube.com/user/Sufibooks#p/a/f/0/SDf9CUvLRTk
Inside Panorama of The mazar in East Fallowfield PA near Philadelphia
MAZAR OF SHAIKH M. R. BAWA MUHAIYADDEEN May 9 2010 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lBBmfo2u_Dw&feature=related
A new covering is changed once a year at the Urs ceremony. Photo taken 2003
The covered entrance of the Mazar of M. R. Bawa Muhaiyaddeen (Ral.) Photo taken 2006 Montage of 'URS Ceremony 2009 M. R Bawa Muhaiyaddeen Mazar http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aWIomFJIqYE
Arabic Insciption on the entrance to the Mazar. Photo taken 2002
Tapestry of the light box in the mazar. Bawa and others made the originally in the mid 1970's. The original lightbox still hangs on the wall of the meeting room in the Fellowship House in Philadelphia. Photo taken 2002
The sign at the entrance of the Mazar in East Fallowfield Pennsylvania. Photo taken 2002
Stained glass piece that hangs on the wall in the mazar. Photo taken 2002
This section of arabic tapestry once covered the Kabba in Mecca. Place now on the wall of the Mazar of Shaikh M. R. Bawa Muhaiyaddeen (Ral). Photo taken 2002
Pamphlets that visitors to the mazar can take. Photo taken 2005
Top of the dome of the mazar. Photo taken 2002
On the way from Kandy to Adams Peak you take the train to Hatton and then take by taxi or a ewo connecting buses to Dalhousie at the foot of Adams Peak. Length of journey 6-8 hours. Photo taken 2004 See a video of this train ride at http://www.youtube.com/user/Sufibooks#p/u/10/Gk87GmyMhvc
The tea plantation surround the side of the hill by the British built tank or lake. This shot is on the road out from Dalhousie a little town at the base of Sri Pada as the Buddhists call it. Thousands of people from the four major religions of Sri Lanka climb this 7,500 foot Mountain as a pilgrimage. Buddhism, Hinduism, Islam and Christianity. It is sacred to all faiths. Photo taken 1999 See a video of the trek up Adam's Peak at http://www.youtube.com/user/Sufibooks#p/u/4/TDHLEsjLk7Q
Shadow off to the west of Adam's Peak Sri Pada through the mist is an awesome sight, After climbing for hours in the darkness illuminated by a few lights up into the frigid cold at 7,360 feet. You wait for the sun to rise then the shadow of Sri Pada itself appears. You can see the shadow has very straight lines where the mountain does not. Photo taken 1999
The climb up Adams Peak from the Ratnapura side takes you up through the middle of the Peak Wilderness sanctuary is a tropical rain forest that spreads over a land of 224 square kilometers around the Sri Pada (Adam’s Peak) mountain. A huge section of the forest was cut down and cleared during the British colonial rule in Sri Lanka (1815-1948) to gain land for the massive tea estates which are still functioning in Nuwara Eliya district. The remaining portion of the Peak Wilderness was declared a wildlife sanctuary on October 25, 1940. Photo taken 2005 See a video of the trek up Adam's Peak at http://www.youtube.com/user/Sufibooks#p/u/4/TDHLEsjLk7Q
The surreal view looking down on the climb up Adam's Peak. Photo taken 2005
Some of the endless staircases on the way up Adams Peak. Photo taken 2005
Tea estates surround the base of Adams Peak. This one is near the little hamlet of Dalhousie, Photo taken 2004 See a video of the trek up Adam's Peak at http://www.youtube.com/user/Sufibooks#p/u/4/TDHLEsjLk7Q
Bawa Muhaiyaddeen Fellowship Philadelphia PA USA February 2004
The first sign to be displayed in the front yard of the Fellowship House in Philadelphia. Mid 1970's Photo taken 2004
The second sign to be displayed in the front yard of the Fellowship House in Philadelphia, Early 1980's Photo taken 2004
In May of 1984, barely six months after construction began, the exquisitely decorated Mosque of Shaikh M. R. Bawa Muhaiyaddeen was officially opened, in a beautiful, moving dedication ceremony. This Mosque, was built by the members of the Bawa Muhaiyaddeen Fellowship has been opened to all for the five daily prayers (salat), Jum'ah prayers every Friday, as well as for early morning dhikr recitation (remembrance of God). Photo taken 2002 A short movie of the MOSQUE OF SHAIKH M. R. BAWA MUHAIYADDEEN Philadelphia Pennsylvania USA http://youtu.be/9i1BUcLjWFg
The mosque with its domes removed , waiting new ones.
The dome seen from inside of the Mosque of Shaikh M. R. Bawa Muhaiyaddeen (Ral.) Photo taken 2002 See a video of the mosque at http://www.youtube.com/user/Sufibooks#p/a/u/2/9i1BUcLjWFg
This is one of the original dies that were used to make the 99 windows in the Mosque of Shaikh M. R. Bawa Muhaiyaddeen (Ral.) Photo taken 1984
The dome and the stain glass windows each one with one of the 99 names of Allah. This photo was taken on the second floor from inside of the Mosque of Shaikh M. R. Bawa Muhaiyaddeen (Ral.) Photo taken 2002 See a video of the mosque at http://www.youtube.com/user/Sufibooks#p/a/u/2/9i1BUcLjWFg
M. R. Bawa Muhaiyaddeen (Ral) Toronto Ontario Canada. Photo taken November 1976
Jilani Mountain, you can easily find your way up the hand cut from rock steps, Dafther Jailany East Cental Sri Lanka where Bawa spent many years living in the caves. Photo taken 2005 PHOTOS OF - Dafthar Jailani Mountain Retreat Sri Lanka http://picasaweb.google.com/LouWalterWilson/DaftharJailaniMountainRetreatSriLanka#
Dafther Jailany, at the edge of the Balangoda plateau in the Ratnapura district of Sri Lanka, is a mountain retreat on the ancient road from Galle to Ratnapura and Adam's Peak. The rock cave mosque at Dafther Jailany is associated with one of the greatest saints in Islamic history, namely Sheikh Muhiyadeen Abdul Qadir Gilani. The Saint and Dafter Jailany are linked by more than name: rock carvings, Arabic inscriptions, writings, tombstones indicate that the saint meditated at Dafther Jailany for a period, and there are many stories about the saint's visit and his impact on Dafther Jailany. Today, Dafther Jailany is the main focal point for Sufism in Sri Lanka, and this is the story of this sacred rock cave mosque. Bawa here for lived for many years Photo taken 1999
A cave house at Dafther Jailany, at the edge of the Balangoda plateau in the Ratnapura district of Sri Lanka. This has been occupied for centuries. The present occupants have been there since 1954. Photo taken 2007
This is a an 87 year old lady a child of Bawa who lives in a cave at Dafther Jailany, Sri Lanka. Photo taken 2007
Salat (Prayer) Times Photo taken1999
Dafther Jailany Mohiyaddeen Jumma Masjid Dafther Jailany, at the edge of the Balangoda plateau in the Ratnapura district of Sri Lanka 1999 PHOTOS OF - Dafthar Jailani Mountain Retreat Sri Lanka http://picasaweb.google.com/LouWalterWilson/DaftharJailaniMountainRetreatSriLanka#
This is the mystical rock cave at Dafther Jailany Sri Lanka. Photo taken1999
This is Customs Rahman who has passed (with his two nieces). He was formerly a customs agent hence the name. The Matale Branch of the Serendib Sufi Study Circle in Sri Lanka was his home. He was long time child of Bawa and spent his later years in helping the poor. Photo taken 1999
One of the many walkways to the Hut Matale Bawa walked through the jungle here so they made a permanent walkway Flowers Spices & Fruits At Bawa's Place Matale Sri Lanka by Lou Wilson http://www.youtube.com/sufibooks#p/u/0/nvgc_SYJgeY
RIYAL AND SISTERS
Recent Photo of a family that visited Matale Center 2012
Reciting The Ya Sin
Kataragama the town where Bawa was first discovered by pilgrims and invited to come to Jaffna Photo taken 2004.
Kataragama - Buddhism, Hinduism seem to merge at time The Buddha in (Vaishnavism) is viewed as an Avatar of Vishnu. Many Hindu texts including Bhagavata Purana, Bhavishya Purana, Narasimha Purana etc. enlist Buddha as an avatar of Vishnu. In the Puranic text Bhagavata Purana, he is the twenty-fourth of twenty-five avatars.
Water Buffalo Kataragama in the east of Sri Lanka where M. R. Bawa Muhaiyadden was first discovered in the jungle which in turn began his public life. Photo taken 1999
5. Guru Bawa Ashram Jaffna 6. Mankumban Mosque
1. Main Branch Of the Serendib Sufi Study Circle in Colombo 2. Matale Branch 3. Adams Peak (Sri Pada) 4. Jailani Mountain 7. Kataragama 8. Wattala Branch
