Islam is not a religion of war. It is a religion of peace. The terrorists are the exception rather than the rule. This is what I learned in the second part of my lessons in Islam at the Mosque at Tsimshatsui last Saturday. I shall write about what I have learned later. But temptation lurks right behind the Mosque and even within the Mosque. I succumbed.
Muslims in worship, in meditation or simply sleeping.
Ah! Reflections, my favourite! See how intricate the patterns on the surface of the water are!
Reflections of the surrounding trees and believe it or not, of a building!
Some real flowers! On trees. In yellow. In abundance!
Lower down, on the ground. But no less bold.
Rising, striving, welcoming.
I may be small. I am not simple. Look at those stamens. They are little flowers in their own right!
How could I afford to forget the roses. Also in yellow.
In yellow with a hint of pink.
and about to bloom.
In pink.
In orange.
In bright red.
And in vermilion
Me too, just give me time!
And what shall the flowers do without us?
I'm biding my time too!
What we lack in complexity, we make up by our numbers.
Two other "flowers" waiting to be photographed!
Quietly watching the incoming visitors at the entrance are these little leaves.
One would have thought that nothing could have come from such old and gnarled tree bark. But how wrong could one be!
And those are not the only ones.
See what I mean?
By comparison, how crude are these human attempts to rival Nature at a fountain at the rear of the park.
But it was time to go!
I have passed by the mosque thousands of times and always wondered how the interior looks like. Now you have let me have a glimpse of it, thanks to you for your venture. Kowloon Park is beautiful but what a shame that so far I have never set foot there. Will have to do some exploration there some day. Thanks for sharing.
回覆刪除[版主回覆11/18/2011 11:41:23]They are now offering an introductory course on Islam in both English and Chinese at $100 for the entire course. It starts at 2.30 p.m. every Saturday. All are welcome to join. But you got to take off your shoes when you enter the mosque as a sign of respect and of purity of body.
從未進過那廟宇呢，儘管有點好奇。^_^ 玫瑰拍得很漂亮，讓我回想起去年五月大阪的玫瑰園。
回覆刪除[版主回覆11/18/2011 11:42:24]It's my first time too. Thanks for the compliments. But my roses can never compare with yours.
My colleague took a course about Islam 2 years ago. He did not need to pay a dollar for it.
回覆刪除[版主回覆11/19/2011 04:51:32]Anyway $100 is hardly anything these days. I was given a copy of the Q'uran, several booklets and some other written materials. Perhaps the $100 is just to cover such expenses.
[冬夜回覆11/19/2011 01:05:02]I see the ads on Mingpao Daily and tell my colleague. But I foget the name of the institution.
[版主回覆11/18/2011 23:37:23]Well times may have changed. Is it by the same institution?
Interesting experience!
回覆刪除[版主回覆11/19/2011 10:13:33]It's always interesting to find out what moves others and to sample the little pleasures that life offers.
love the last 6th photo (green leaves with blue orange red background colour )
回覆刪除[版主回覆11/19/2011 23:24:37]Thank you. Hope you are now back in shape.