Royal Gazzette.com: by Scott Niel: Fostering a spirit of togetherness and mutual understanding is an overarching aim of a day of events that will involve Muslims, Christians and other social groups this Saturday.
Visiting Imam Azhar Haneef hopes that misconceptions about Islam and the Holy Qur’an can be dispelled and a positive atmosphere of cooperation created at the faith-based symposium on ‘Social Peace’, which is open to all.
“When people come to these type of events they hear other voices. They recognise that there is goodness on the other side,” said Mr Haneef.
Different faith and social groups will look at the issues of persecution and discrimination against religious minorities and ways to promote social peace and harmony.
There will also be an exhibition of the Holy Qur’an during the day of activities at the Bermuda Underwater Exploration Institute.
Shabnam Jheengoor, of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Bermuda, which has organised the events, said: “Everybody has been very positive, working together and cooperating. Everyone has been encouraging. We went people to hear the positive message of Islam. We have many charities and churches on the Island and we want to welcome all people to come together and put away any differences.”
The Holy Qu’ran exhibition starts at 11am, and Mr Haneef said he hoped this would help give a clearer understanding of the true nature of the scripture as opposed to confused and sometimes wrong assumptions.
Categories: ISLAM
In the Name of Allah the Most Gracious Ever Merciful
With a very few exceptions all the Religions of the World originated from same God, so Holy Scriptures testify the Holy Quran, and the Holy Quran testifies the Torah and Gospels.
Islam is secular in its approach to others and hence says, “No compulsion in the matter of Religion as the Light has been manifested from the dark..” The Holy Quran further invites saying, “O! people of the Book let us come together on a common ground between you and us that we may not Associate any god with God (Allah)
Hope the symposium will be a Blessed Boom fulfilling the same cause mentioned in the above verse and will Create Harmony among the believer of different faiths and hence a leap forward to the world Peace. It is further hoped that some measures be taken so as to end the Persecution of Religious Minorities in the World. We pray for its success. Love for All, hatred for None, for further knowledge please brows http://www.alislam.org
Zarif Ahmad