at the end of the meal, or after one sneezes or burps, one should say "al-hamdelelah", or "thanks be to god". same with any response to an inquiry such as "how are you doing/ca va?", because god is to be praised at all times. i like this, especially with sneezing, because it feels like i'm saying "well i may not be feeling great, but i'm still hanging around here on earth, and that's pretty sweet". i get plenty of practice with this because there's some kind of pollen here that has been making me sneeze about 34 times a day.
also, to say grace for a meal, one simply says, "bismillah", which makes me smile every time because it reminds me of queen's bohemian rhapsody.
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REally, 34? is that an average, guestimate or did you actually count? ;P
so is "bismillah" the equivalent of saying grace, like in the movie Hook where the Lost Boys "say" grace - "grace!" ? :D
a guestimate, but it's a fair approximation.
and.. yes pretty much. haha
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