Posted in Food, tagged Appetizer, Lentil, Olive Oil, Quran, Soup, Turkey on March 20, 2008 | 12 Comments »
Lentils are one of the blessed foods mentioned in the Qur’an al-kerim. And according to the Holy Prophet’s medicine (may Peace and Blessings be upon him), lentils ’soften the belly’ increasing ’sympathy and humility’. Red lentil soup is a Turkish favorite and is good to be served with bread prior to your main dish. In [...]
Posted in Culture, Food, Howto, tagged London, Sufi, Tea, Turkey on March 10, 2008 | 5 Comments »
Turkish Tea is one of the staples of the Osmanli Naks-i’bendi-Hakkani Dergah (what is a dergah?). Turkish tea is a brewed tea. It is not bagged and steeped, in fact it is loose but processed leaves, herbs and spices that are brewed for a period of about 15 minutes or more. Our shaykh, [...]
Posted in Culture, Food, History, Ottomans, tagged Coffee, Health, Life, Muslims, Ottomans, Society on November 27, 2007 | 17 Comments »
Coffee is my favorite beverage. It is a widely consumed stimulant beverage which is prepared from the roasted seeds of the coffee plant. These seeds or “beans” as we call them today, were discovered in the highlands of Ethiopia. Coffee was first mentioned in literature by Muhammad Razi, a Persian physician and Islamic scholar. [...]
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