During the COVID-19 pandemic, Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf delivered a virtual Friday khutba series via Zoom on topics ranging from new needs and challenges related to the pandemic, seeing through God's eyes, Ramadan, and more. This is part of Cordoba House's effort to unite the New York Muslim community, both during the pandemic and beyond. You can help support this important effort by making a donation to support our virtual meeting space. You donation – of any amount – will help us continue to ...
Imam Feisal at the United Nations: Countering Terrorism
Dear Friends, Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf spoke about the transformative power of spirituality in combating terrorism at a United Nations panel on June 24th entitled "Countering Terrorism and other acts of Violence based on Religion or Belief: Fostering Tolerance and Inclusivity." He expressed that when human beings live in the orientation of God or The Absolute, the propensities towards violence diminish and iterated that "we become unified within ourselves and with God - an ...
In Sorrow and Solidarity with the People of New Zealand
March 15, 2019 Dear Friends, The members and friends of Cordoba House join the worldwide community, Muslim and non-Muslim, in sorrow over the horrific and senseless murders at the two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand. We pray most especially for the survivors of the trauma and the families of the 49 deceased, and for the slain themselves, who left this world on the holiest day of the Islamic week, while congregating for their prayers on Friday, the Day of Congregation. The Quran commands ...
In Sorrow with the Jewish Community
Dear Friends, The members and friends of Cordoba House join the worldwide Jewish community in sorrow over the horrific and senseless murders on Saturday at the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. We pray most especially for the survivors of the trauma and the families of the deceased, and for the slain themselves, who left this world on the holiest day of the Jewish week, the Sabbath, in the midst of their prayers to God. The Quran commands that we restrain each other to ...