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“THE PLAN OF ALLAH(swt)” During this month of February, the public in general and the African-American community in particular will be reminded, in some cases, and informed for the first time in many instances of the great achievements, sacrifices, struggles and victories experienced by Africans before slavery and by African-Americans during and since slavery. |
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THE BIRTH OF JESUS IN THE QUR’AN Abstract: Muslims cannot compare or associate anything or anyone with G-d, yet we must maintain a high regard for Christ Jesus, son of Maryam. His birth was special, as was his life, his work, his message, his death, and (or, as will be) his resurrection. In this article, I will say with the Qur’anic revelations associated with Jesus The Christ and his birth. In the Qur’an, Allah tells Maryam that she will be blessed with a Word from Him, .I suggest that this Qur’anic reference and the Biblical reference to the Christ as Word may be an interfaith bridge to understanding. |
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“SHARING WISDOM” On Wednesday, March 5, 2008 at 7 p.m., the Atlanta Masjid will host Rabbi Alon Goshen-Gottstein (a friend and associate of Imam W. Deen Mohammed) from Jerusalem. Rabbi Goshen-Gottstein is the Executive Director of the Elijah Interfaith Institute, which recently coordinated a conference co-hosted by Guru Nanak Niskoum Sewak Jata and the Honorable Dalai Lama in Amritsar, India. Leaders from 12 different faiths convened and offered the following mandate: |