USA: Muslim women call Interfaith gathering at George Mason University

Sister Saliha Malik elaborated on how Muslims regard Khadija, the wife of Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, as a holy example of Islam.

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Source/Credit: Eastern Virginia Muslim Examiner
By Seher Bhatti | October 5, 2010

On Saturday, October 2nd 2010, local women from the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community organized an event that brought together those from other faiths to share their accounts on the holy women of their religions, hence the theme of the event: Holy Women of Our Faith. There was much prepapration that went into putting this interfaith together, but it was all worth it in the end. As well as speakers many guests were also invited to come, and as a result around 35 guests were in attendance that weekend.

The faiths that were being represented was Christianity by Rev. Grayce O'Neill, Bhuddism by Joan King, Bahai by Rawa Jaseem, and Islam by Sister Saliha Malik. They spoke on the women that were remembered in their religions, and the things that made them so well known. Rawa spoke on two women remembered in the Bahai belief, Tahira and Beheea Khano. She outlined their lives and gave a brief description of their significance. Next was Joan King who enlightened us with an account of the Bhuddist nun, Eshini, giving a brief description of her life and some key incidents in which she modeled as an important figure for Bhuddists.
Rev. Grayce brought to our attention many women her Episcopal Church regarded as holy in the Christian faith, but two stood out as the main figures that they look up to. The Virgin Mary, and Mary Magdalen. We got to hear a short background about both of them and the way they displayed themselves as model behavior. Lastly, Sister Saliha Malik elaborated on how Muslims regard Khadija, the wife of Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, as a holy example of Islam. She also went on to explain the other wives of Prophet Muhammad, which he married after the passing of Khadija. Sister Saliha explained with love and compassion of why Muslims take to Khadija so much and look to her with utmost respect.

The event continued with a Question and Answer session addressed to all the paned speakers, and concluded with silent prayer. Lunch had already been provided before the interfaith began, but guests were free to enjoy the buffet even after the event. All in all, it had been an informative and interesting day at George Mason University, Fairfax, VA.



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