Not many people know that the Quran features a tree in the narrative of Jesus' birth. Can this fact help bring interfaith communities together? Learn more about the little-known Islamic Christmas tree in this piece in the Huffington Post. Read more (Huffington Post) ...
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Community Blog: Two Prophets; Two Birthdays
It's the prophets' birthdays! Prophet Jesus yes, (peace be upon him) but also the prophet who followed 600 years later. That's right. Yesterday it was Prophet Muhammad's 1,446th birthday (peace be upon him). It isn't always like that i.e. Muslims and Christians are celebrating the prophets' birthdays in December. You know why? Because we Muslims follow the lunar calendar. Next year, Prophet Muhammad's birthday will move 10 days earlier, perhaps December 1st, and then November 20th in 2018. But ...
Interfaith Gathering At Boston’s Largest Mosque Seeks To Build Bridges
Christians, Muslims and Jews filled the Islamic Society of Boston Cultural Center in Roxbury for an interfaith event meant to build bridges and celebrate diversity and solidarity. Sponsored by the Greater Boston Interfaith Organization, the event was attended by Massachusetts U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren, Boston Mayor Marty Walsh, and a crowd of more than 2,000 people. Read more (WBUR 90.9) ...
In Islam, the Gift of Feeding Others Is a Spiritual Act
