"When God, out of His Mercy, sends His prophets to guide humanity, people, out of their ignorance, reject this Guidance."
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By Web Desk | May 14, 2018
The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community of Cleveland hosted an Interfaith Symposium on May 10th, 2018 at the Baitul Ahad Mosque, 297 Warrensville Center Road, Bedford, Ohio 44146. This event was attended by 24 guests and several members of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community. Scholars representing Hinduism, Buddhism, Christianity, Ahmadiyya Islam and the Sikh faith were in attendance and presented their perspectives on the topic, "Human Suffering and The Existence of God".
The event began at 6 pm sharp with the recitation of the Holy Quran by Mr. Tahir Butt, followed by a short introduction of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community by Mr. Zohaib Zafar.
The speeches began in order of the advent of the religion and by an enlightening speech by Mrs. Devi Gursahaney. Mrs. Gursahaney spoke about Hinduism and how karma is known as the moral law of cause and effect.
Apostle Harold Carter spoke about Christianity and how suffering exists due to God taking corrective action because of sin and disobedience. He mentioned that there are a lot of things that are wrong with Christians today and events like these bring us together. He said these events are important so that we can learn from each other. He was excited to have attended this event and promised to be more active in future to bring the different faith communities closer together.
Imam Shamshad Nasir read excerpts from the Holy Quran and explained the Muslim understanding of why God exists and how benevolent He is. Imam Nasir also mentioned that the greatest suffering of humans, which remains hidden from human eyes, is the wrath of God. This is due to the disobedience of mankind to their Creator. When God, out of His Mercy, sends His prophets to guide humanity, people, out of their ignorance, reject this Guidance. God the Almighty gives proof of his Divine being by manifesting His Mighty Signs, which is how he how He unveils Himself to humans.
After the speeches, there was approximately a 45 minute question and answer session, during which several attendees posed questions of the speakers, who in turn got the opportunity to answer each question from their faith's viewpoint.
Imam shamshad A Nasir who traveled from Detroit for this event and is a regional missionary of the area thanked all the speakers and said if all followers of different religions follow their own teachings many of the world problems will be solved. Prayer was offered for that lead by Imam Shamshad.
A light dinner was served when to all the guests, including some of the speakers, and members of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, ate together in small groups. They conversed about the event and the need for similar events in the future.
Generally the guests were very appreciative of the opportunity to listen to these scholars, learning something new about other faiths first hand, and the several common themes that emerged. The dinner lasted for more than an hour.
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