Lou Wilson
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Registered: September 2006
Location: Philadelphia. PA USA
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This is Ship Mountain part of the area known as Dafther Jailany, at the edge of the Balangoda plateau in the Ratnapura district of Sri Lanka. It 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 as well as the contemporary Sheikh M. R. Bawa Muhaiyaddeen (Ral) who lived there for many years in thew 1900'sand is now buried just outside of Philadelphia PA USA .
More of the history of Bawa and more photos can be seen at this link
http://picasaweb.google.com/LouWalte...eenEastAndWest
The Saint and Dafter Jailany are linked by more than name: rock carvings, Arabic inscriptions, writings, tombstones an dlegend 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/
More info on this area at
http://www.indiamike.com/photopost/s...hp?photo=13459
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