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Blessings on Yom Kippur

Posted on September 18, 2010 by Imam Salim Chishti

Wishing all blessings on this most holy day of atonement. The ten days of awe in the Jewish tradition are a parallel with the first ten days of Muharram in Islam which also culminate on the tenth day, Ashura. Fasting … Continue reading →

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13 September 2010 – 100th Anniversary of Hejirat Day

Posted on September 12, 2010 by Imam Salim Chishti

Hejirat day, September 13 CE is the day in 1910 that Hazrat Inayat Khan left India to bring Sufism to the west. September 13, 2010 is the 100th anniversary, the Jubilee celebration of that day. From the Biography of Hazrat … Continue reading →

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Beirut shul to be refurbished, and even Hezbollah's on board – Haaretz Daily Newspaper | Israel News

Posted on September 5, 2010 by Imam Salim Chishti

Beirut shul to be refurbished, and even Hezbollah’s on board – Haaretz Daily Newspaper | Israel News. (link sent to me by Irshad Alam) Project to be funded by private donors and funds from construction firm owned by family of … Continue reading →

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Islamic Feminists Hold Pray-Ins at U.S. Mosques to Protest Gender-Segregated Worship and Other Discrimination Against Muslim Women. – WSJ.com

Posted on August 2, 2010 by Imam Salim Chishti

Islamic Feminists Hold Pray-Ins at U.S. Mosques to Protest Gender-Segregated Worship and Other Discrimination Against Muslim Women. – WSJ.com. There is nothing in Qur’an or Hadith that supports the practice of segregating the genders during prayers by having separate rooms. … Continue reading →

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Let religious freedom ring – latimes.com

Posted on July 31, 2010 by Imam Salim Chishti

Let religious freedom ring – latimes.com. “Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf, the founder and chairman of the initiative, said construction of the center “sends the opposite statement of what happened on 9/11. We want to push back against the extremists.” We … Continue reading →

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