On Sunday April 23, 2017, the children of Cordoba House Sunday School commemorated the Isra and Mi'raj (or the night journey of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) from Mecca to Jerusalem) through a production demonstrating the deep mystical significance of the occasion. The children narrated and enacted the angels in various levels of the heavens standing, bowing, and prostrating to God. These movements came to be known as Salah, or the five times daily prayers, that Muslims perform today. The students ...
Rumi’s Secret: Imam Feisal at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine
On Wednesday, January 31, 2017 the Cathedral of St. John the Divine welcomed Imam Feisal and Brad Gooch, the acclaimed New York Times bestselling author of Smash Cut, Flannery, and City Poet, to discuss Gooch's new biography, Rumi's Secret: The Life of the Sufi Poet of Love (Harper, 2017). The evening also included performances by Persian dance master Rana Gorgani; composer/vocalist Amir Alan Vahab; Mehdi Darvishi; and Hedayat Shafaee. This program was co-sponsored by Alwan For The Arts, ...
Imam Feisal: “We are at ‘it is darkest before the dawn'”
Blessed Sacrament Church – January 28, 2017 "We are at 'it is darkest before the dawn.' I believe we're very close to the Age of Isaiah. I believe this is our duty—our obligation—to bring about this age." - Imam Feisal On Saturday January 28, Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf spoke at Blessed Sacrament Church at 152 West 71st Street, New York City on the topic of multifaith solidarity, moderation, and shared values among all religions. Father Duffell, pastor of Blessed Sacrament ...
Imam Feisal at Trinity Cathedral in Cleveland, OH
Imam Feisal participated in a moderated discussion on building bridges of understanding and cooperation between Islam and the West at Trinity Cathedral in downtown Cleveland as part of the "A Future That Belongs To us All" speakers series celebrating Trinity's Bicentennial. Cleveland community sponsors: Cleveland State University, The City Club of Cleveland, ideastream, Cleveland Magazine. Media Audio: Listen to an audio recording of Imam Feisal's talk. Photos: Gallery of photos from ...
