Posted on 05/13/2021 6:43:30 PM PDT by marshmallow
Leaders at the Islamic Center of Fullerton, a growing congregation in Orange County, California, feared they would go a second year without gathering in person for Eid-al-Fitr prayers that mark the end of Ramadan.
Normally, they’d host Eid prayers at a gym in a nearby park, but the pandemic posed challenges for the mosque, which operates out of a small office space, to offer accommodations for the estimated 500 or so expected to show up on Thursday for the celebration. The leaders sought city and private spaces to no avail.
The situation seemed bleak until Faisal Qazi, a member of the mosque, thought to approach clergy at St Philip Benizi Catholic Church, a parish known be involved in interfaith work and helping the unhoused. Qazi had previously helped sponsor a food drive there, so he introduced leaders of the Islamic centre to the church's pastor, Rev Dennis Kriz.
Mohammad Raghib, the mosque's president, said they asked Kriz about hosting Eid at the parish’s campus. The pastor was on board, running it by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Orange. Soon after, Raghib's congregation was cleared to gather outdoors at the church.
To local Islamic leaders, this marks a historic Eid, as they'll be able to pray with each other amid a pandemic and “in the vicinity of our Christian brothers and sisters," said Imam Qaisar Waheed Shabir. For Catholic clergy, this partnership is "in the spirit of interfaith cooperation," Kriz said.
Shabir said it’s “an honour and a privilege” to host prayers at a Christian church, especially at a time when “Muslims have been very badly maligned".
As an imam, it isn’t lost on Shabir that he represents a Vietnamese Cham Muslim community that established the Islamic Center of Fullerton decades ago. It means that much more that the mosque will........
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Let me guess; these are “pro-choice” homosexual welcoming, social justice, “Catholics”
Dumb as dirt.
How can they “pray together” when they are not praying to the same god?
In Nomine Patris, et Filii, et Spiritus Sancti.
So the sheep invite the wolves to dinner
Suicide of the West.
“Liberalism” truly is a mental disorder.
My greeting for this holiday;
“Eid me.”
I also call it Eid Apple Fritter.
A catholic church allowing satan worship on its grounds. Sad
Exactly.
Horrible.
A mistake Catholics, a mistake.
So when will Shabir open his mosque for a Catholic mass?!
Aloha Snackbar!
The very least Francis could be doing is besides raising theological questions on the assertions made in the Islamic codex (which is their code of observance and behavior) known as Sharia, and should be defending the Chinese Catholics.
Ignores this http://www.theusmat.com/islamandfreewill.htm
and also seems to ignore what Our Savior went through to establish the new covenant , Then Plays with suppressors of the faith
going to Eid prayers gonna be hard to explain come judgement day
In Nomine Patris, et Filii, et Spiritus Sancti. Sicut erat in princípio, et nunc et semper, et in saecula saeculorum.
Fullerton should close the stupid freak show from Arabia. St. Juliana, pray for us.
Beyond stupid.
Yesterday was a holy day to the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.
And Islam assembled, although they don’t truly understand the significance.
And Judeo Christianity didn’t assemble. And they also don’t truly understand the significance.
Sums up the end times nicely
that’s okay
Neither are Christian organizations, so who cares
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