Cordoba House launched its operations on October 1, 2015 with a vision to establish a Compassionate, Spiritual, and Pluralistic American Muslim identity. Within one year of inception, the organization has made remarkable strides in implementing two successfully run programs that have already reached full capacity. Read more about our successes in 2016 and please consider making a donation to help us continue our work in the coming year! VIEW NEWSLETTER ...
Community Post: I’m a N.J. Muslim: How I celebrate Jesus’ birth with my family
Read this inspiring and interesting piece by Cordoba House community member, Abed Awad, about the important role of Jesus in Islam and how he and his family honor Jesus' birth. "Jesus has been a key moral figure in my religious upbringing. I was born in New Jersey but my parents relocated to Palestine when I was in second grade. In Palestine, I attended the Quaker Friends Boys School..." READ MORE (NJ.com) ...
Happy Holidays from Imam Feisal and Cordoba House!
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 ...
