Posted on 09/23/2009 9:41:43 AM PDT by george76
BANGOR, Maine — Members of the Muslim community came together Sunday morning to celebrate Eid al-Fitr, the holiday that marks the end of Ramadan, a month of fasting.
More than 100 men, women and children gathered at Spectacular Events on Griffin Road because their mosque in Orono is not large enough to accommodate such a large crowd.
“Allahu akbar, Allahu akbar,” the congregation prayed in Arabic. “Laa ilaaha illa Allah. Allahu akbar, Allahu akbar. Walillaahil hamd.”
“Allah is the most great, Allah is the most great,” is how the prayer translates into English, according to Ahmed Abdelmajeed of Bangor, who led the service. “There is no deity worthy of worship except Allah, Allah is the most great, Allah is the most great. Praise be to Allah.”
Ginger Snapp-Cunningham of Franklin is a United Church of Christ minister who is on sabbatical working for Pacific Intercultural, an exchange program for high school students. She brought Muslim exchange students who are attending Mount Desert Island High School in Bar Harbor and Sumner High School in East Sullivan to the service so they could celebrate the conclusion of Ramadan.
“I really like the sense of community,” she said of the congregation. “Having the men and women sit in separate areas is different from most Christian churches but the intent is similar...
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I would dearly love to mark the end of muslims.
How often is “Ramadan” anyway? Seems like it’s every other month.
They be swine.
Ramadana Ding Dong!
Now they can go out and set off IED’s and cut throats day AND night.
Oh. They were doing that anyway.
The United Church of Christ has a Pastor named after a cookie? Who’s the Episcopal Bishop? Chip Ahoy?
“Ginger Snapp-Cunningham”???
That’s worse than “Mary Christmas”, or “Justin Case”...
Help celebrate the season by holding an Eid al-Fitr Pig Roast in YOUR community!
They lay with swine!
> “There is no deity worthy of worship except Allah, Allah is the most great, Allah is the most great. Praise be to Allah.”
uh-huh. That’s an “explosive” statement..
fast all you want. just stop trying to kill us
I think I’ll have a bacon, lettuce and tomato croissant sandwich
Pay attention...Take a listen... you are hearing your new anthem...
It's still segregation and must be called such.
Congratulations. I have a Sailor in my office who is Muslim. Boy do they have to sacrifice. It is incredible. No food from sun up to sun down...I was proud of the other Sailors in the office who ensured that they respected him with regards to food. We did not have any lunch outings during that time, but we are having a huge party for his reenlistment on Friday. He is really good because he is very humble and does not throw his beliefs in the Sailors faces. Not the norm that is for sure.
It is once a year.
No it isn’t. Men and women sit in separate areas in Jewish synagogues.
Yeah, it really..... brings you together?
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