Sunday quickie : The Jewish / Salafi halaqa

The Jewish / Salafi halaqa 

Halaqa in the jewish religion refers to the corpus of rabbinic legal texts or the overall system of jewish religious laws.  

The jewish halaqa constitutes the practical application of the 613 mitzvot ("commandments") in the Torah, as developed through discussion and debate in the classical rabbinic literature, especially the Mishnah and the Talmud (the "Oral Torah").  

The halaqa represents the preservation and the passing down of the knowledge of jewish religious laws. 

Not to be left out the salafi  ‘halaqa’ refers a circle of  religious knowledge where 'mureed' or students study under a particular teacher. 

Among the sufis (who are befuddled by esoteric fantasies), their method of halaqa refers to the circle formed around a spiritual leader, where students or devotees adhere to a specific set of rituals (or tareeqah).  

The mullahs say that in such halaqa circles the "angels" also sit around them and listen to what they are doing. 

The "angels" will then report to the "Creator to tell Him that His servants are remembering Him in a gathering".

Of course the word halaqa or the idea of  'learning circles to transmit religious knowledge' is not found anywhere in the Koran. 

This is more mullah stuff 'in common' with the jews.

Have a good weekend.