Courtesy of Imam Khalifah Ramadan: As Salaamu ‘Alaikum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatu The Khutbah Given By The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) On The Last Friday Of Sha’ban On The Reception Of The Month of Ramadan O People!
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The manifestation of the Spirit is given to each one for the profit of all — I Corinthians 12:7. First: We continue to pray for relief and the complete recovery of our dear Imam Dr. Nasir Ahmad, of Miami’s Masjid Al-Ansar, from pneumonia complications. Second, Miss Tee Jackson continues to deserve kudos for bringing people together […]
I really enjoyed talking with Abraham Foxman during his annual visits with The Palm Beach Post editorial board. But you have to wonder if it isn’t time for fresh leadership at ADL national. In any event I agree with Rabbi Lerner, Tikkun Magazine editor, that the Anti-Defamation League badly missed the mosque moment: ADL leader Abe Foxman presented […]
Tags: 9/11·Abraham Foxman·ADL (Anti-Defamation League)·American Jewish Committee·Cordoba House·Ground Zero·Park 51·Rabbi Michael Lerner·World Trade Center
On the sign-in table was the Focolare’s Living City magazine edition proclaiming “Building blocks for world peace.” In the room, that’s what was happening. I’m not sure which was more inspiring: the enlightening DVD and discussion, or the wonderful human spirit with which folks connected after. As we plan what’s next, while encouraging you and […]
Tags: Harlem·Living City magazine·Malcolm Shabazz Mosque·United Methodist Church of the Palm Beaches
With G-d’s Name, the Merciful Benefactor, the Merciful Redeemer Join Us As We Again Spotlight “Model Interfaith Dialogue & Unity” Featuring an examination of Focolare founder Chiara Lubich’s historic 1997 address to a gathering of 3,000 at Harlem’s Malcolm Shabazz Mosque. The event sparked a continuing upsurge in interfaith collaboration. Sunday, July 25, 2-4 p.m. […]
Tags: Harlem·Malcolm Shabazz Mosque·Martin Alfaro·Mercedes Mont·United Methodist Church of the Palm Beaches
Joshua Landis, with links to varied views at his Syria Comment blog, does a really nice job covering the spectrum of Muslim and other opinion on the banning sentiment that right-wing Western pols and the Syrian government apparently have in common. Attorney Ronald Sokol’s focus on the ironies of the “veiled arguments” are particularly poignant. Here also is the […]
Sunday, June 27, 2-4 p.m., United Methodist Church of the Palm Beaches, 900 Brandywine Road, West Palm Beach. “Religions, with all their differences, are being called on to come together as never before.” — Cardinal Francis Arinze, president of the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue “The Principle of Love, taken from the message of Jesus […]
Tags: Aneesha Hanif·Castel Gandolfo·Martin Alfaro·Mercedes Mont·The International League of Muslim Women
On the subject of death and dying from the perspective of various faith traditions, I expected to learn a lot, and I did, from my fellow panelists and other participants in the excellent March 25 program, “The End — Or Is It?” Am just getting around to sharing this link to dozens of my wife’s photos […]
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Burning the Qur’an? ‘Wherever they burn books, they will in the end Burn Human Beings’
August 2nd · No Comments · Muslim, Quran
I love it when truly knowledgeable folks other than Muslims speak on Islam. If it gets any better than University of Michigan Prof. Juan Cole at his Informed Comment site, someone let me know. And don’t miss the informed comments.
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Tags: Informed Comment·Juan Cole