“There are no 72 virgins in the Quran. That idea only came into being 300 years later, and most Islamic scholars see it as the equivalent of people with wings sitting on clouds and strumming harps.” — Lesley Hazelton Much appreciation to my friend and teacher Tom O’Brien (whose New Testament Bible Study Course just [...]
Imam W.D. Mohammed undoubtedly said it best: “With reference to a saying of the Holy Prophet, your Imam calls attention to the fact that Muslims are to contribute to the wholesomeness of Christian religious holiday festivals. An indication of the Muslim role in promoting respect for wholesome and sacred celebrations is found in the teaching [...]
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“As usual, the Founders were way ahead of us. They thought hard about how to build a country of many different faiths. And to advance that vision to the fullest, they read the Koran, and studied Islam with a calm intelligence that today’s over-hyped Americans can only begin to imagine. They knew something that we [...]
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My latest InterFaith21 essay in The Coastal Star: “For those of us who experienced 9/11 in America, our hearts were heavy in two respects. One, because of the senseless loss of innocent life. But then there was a double blow to us, because in the process, the religion of Al-Islam was blemished, by the conduct [...]
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Given the choice between catching up on my Quran reading (as we try to cover 1/30 during each day of this fasting month), or, providing details regarding the start of things at the Garden State Exhibit Center here in Somerset, NJ — well quickly, here are some scenes. Ramadan Mubarak (Ramadan Blessings) All.
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Important for our country that our news organization get more basic information, such as this from Edward E. Curtis IV, on board: Through their mosques, U.S. Muslims are embracing the community involvement that is a hallmark of the American experience. In this light, mosques should be welcomed as premier sites of American assimilation, not feared [...]
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This column also was reprinted in our national newspaper the Muslim Journal. Note the date: Islam, by defintion, rejects terrorism By C.B. Hanif The Palm Beach Post October 15, 2006 As one who grew up rooting for Tarzan and Cheetah to whip up on my Afro-wigged cousins portraying Hollywood’s idea of Africans, I can understand how [...]
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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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