Mayor Jacob Frey announced in a news release., allowing the call of the prayer Adhan for Cedar-Riverside Residence during Ramadan. ” The Muslim call to prayer will be broadcast the traditional five times a day in the Cedar-Riverside neighborhood of Minneapolis, beginning with the start of Ramadan this week and continuing through the end of the religious holiday in May.” Reported Startribune. RAMADAN, in the time of the COVID-19 pandemic, offers more than the call to parayer, Adhan during Ramadan. As Mayor Frey eloquently explained. “At a time when physical distancing requires we pray apart, it’s incumbent on leaders to create a sense of togetherness where we can”. “Adhan provides…
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BOOK REVIEW: ISLAM AND GOOD GOVERNANCE, A POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY OF IHSAN, PROFESSOR MUQTEDAR KHAN
Islam and Good Governance, A Political Philosophy of Ihsan, Book Review. Islam and Good Governance:A Political Philosophy of IhsanProfessor Muhammad Abdul Muqtedar Khan is a well-established Muslim scholar who cites the hadith that Allah has commanded Ihsan in all things, in his new book Islam and Good Governance: A Political Philosophy of Ihsan, and asks so why not in politics? Ihsan: Generally, it means doing things excellently, beautifully, and charitably. In the famous hadith (record of words and actions of Muhamad), where Gabriel asks Prophet Muhamad what ihsan is, he replied that it means “to worship God as though you see Him, and if you cannot see Him, then indeed…
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My Ramadan in America … a conversation with Dr. Hala Asamarai
How Ramadan affects life of Muslims in America, the challenges… and benefits.., I had a conversation with educator and community activist Halal Asamarai Hala Asamarai .. Ramadan for me a blessing, a test of restrains..! Gallery:
