Tuesday, May 11, 2010
Los Angeles, California: Inter-Faith Peace Symposium for women
All presentations were very well received. These were followed by a lively Question-and-Answer session between the guests and speakers.
Source & Credit: India Post News Service
By Community news | May 7, 2010
LOS ANGELES: The L.A. East Chapter of the Women's Auxiliary of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community held an Inter-Faith Peace Symposium for women at the Baitul Hameed Mosque in Chino on Saturday April 17.
Speakers from Judaism, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, Buddhism, Christianity and the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community presented the Teachings of Peace based upon their respective beliefs and Holy Books.
The presentation by the Ahmadiyya Muslim speaker, Prof. Amtul Mujeeb, addressed the grossly abused concept of Jihad or holy war by the Muslim extremists in the light of extremism that has existed in all religions over the centuries. Prof. Mujeeb explained how the concept of "Holy War" is used by negative forces for political gains.
All presentations were very well received. These were followed by a lively Question-and-Answer session between the guests and speakers.
Questions were asked about segregation of women from men in Jewish and Islamic religious gatherings, kosher food and the like. This Q&A session continued even after the close of the event, when several guests stayed after to talk to the Ahmadiyya Muslim speakers, getting clarifications about Islam on various topics.
One Muslim participant spent half an hour with the Ahmadiyya Muslim speaker and her comment afterwards, in a nutshell, was: "I belong to a different mosque and my mother to yet another [mosque]. But this is the first time in my entire life, as a Muslim, where I came and heard no negative talking about other Islamic faiths. The foundation of entire conversation is the Holy Quran. I would like to come here more often."
Some other comments by the participants were:
"Getting to know Ahmadiyya Muslims is like getting to know your family."
"It was a very interactive and highly intellectual session that has clarified several misconceptions about Islam."
The Symposium had a very respectable attendance of 75 ladies from several different faiths, including Hindus, Christians, Jews, Buddhists, Ahmadiyya Muslims and others. The organizers were requested to hold more such events to clarify misconceptions about religion in general and Islam in particular.
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