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Christmas and New Year Greetings from Shaykh Dr. Umar Al-Qadri

Posted on: December 22nd, 2015 by shaykh No Comments

Christmas and New Year Greetings 

Irish Times Article

Download the PDF here:  Christmas Message

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In the Name of God, Most Compassionate, Most Merciful.

Assalamu Alaykum; Peace be with you !

During these joyful days I write to you to wish you all a peaceful Christmas Holiday Season commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ, Peace be Upon Him.

I pray during these blessed days, which have coincided with the Mawlid , which commemorates the birth of the Prophet Muhammad (Peace be Upon Him), that the New Year may bring healing and peace to our suffering world.

Today, the world is facing multiple crises of grave nature. The scourges of terrorism and extremism seem to eat into vitals of our collective ethos and value system. Existence of unsolved international disputes is great danger for stability and global peace and leaves space for extremism and terrorism to grow. The current refugee crisis, of a magnitude not seen since the Second World War, is a test to our humanity.

The dream of global peace will never come true unless followers of both Islam and Christianity, which together make up well over half of the world’s population,  come forward in a spirit of cooperation, respect and goodwill to play their due role to promote peaceful coexistence.

The hollow notion of ‘Clash of Civilizations’ needs to be replaced with ‘Dialogue among Civilizations’ . Enhanced engagement among different religions especially Islam and Christianity would serve to build bridges and demolish walls that separate us.

Islam and Christianity both stand for peace, harmony and human development.

The in-dept account of Jesus Christ (Peace be upon Him) and the Samaritan woman at the well highlights that Jesus Christ (Peace be upon Him) saw the stranger at the well first and foremost as a person and therefore engaged with her and reached out to her. This reflects the true spirit of reaching out and loving the neighbour espoused by Christianity.

The historic incident of Najran whereby the Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon Him) treated the Christian delegation as his personal guests, hosted them in His Mosque and allowed them to worship there reflects the true spirit of harmony and brotherhood espoused by Islam.

During this auspicious season , all of us, whatever religion and society we may belong to, must pledge to work for promotion of Peace and Harmony in the world. Love can heal the wounds of decades and we must dedicate ourselves to spread the message of Love of the Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon him) and Jesus Christ (Peace be upon Him).

We must also foil all conspiracies of blaming religions for actions of terrorism, for all religions promote love and discourage violence.

It is time to build bridges between our communities and start a result oriented dialogue that will prevent clash of civilisations and promote Peace and Integration in western society.

Shaykh Dr. Umar Al-Qadri

Imam Al-Mustafa Islamic Centre Ireland www.islamiccentre.ie

Chair Irish Muslim Peace & Integration Council www.impic.ie

islamic centre card

 

Islam and Christianity stand for peace, harmony and human development, says Imam

Religion must not be blamed for terrorism

Blaming religion for the actions of terrorists has to be contested, one of Ireland’s leading Muslim voices has said.

Shaykh Umar Al-Qadri, chair of the Irish Muslim Peace and Integration Council and imam of the mosque at Blanchardstown in Dublin, has pointed out that “all religions promote love and discourage violence”.

Islam and Christianity “both stand for peace, harmony and human development”, he said, and he prayed “that the new year may bring healing and peace to our suffering world”.

The dream of global peace “will never come true unless followers of both Islam and Christianity, which together make up well over half of the world’s population, come forward in a spirit of co-operation, respect and goodwill to play their due role to promote peaceful coexistence”.

The “hollow notion of a clash of civilisations’ needs to be replaced with ‘dialogue among civilisations’”, the imam said. Enhanced engagement among different religions especially Islam and Christianity would serve to “build bridges and demolish walls that separate us”, he said

Recalling the gospel account of Jesus Christ and the Samaritan woman at the well, he said it highlighted “that Jesus Christ saw the stranger at the well first and foremost as a person and therefore engaged with her and reached out to her. This reflects the true spirit of reaching out and loving the neighbour espoused by Christianity.”

He said the historic incident of Najran whereby the Prophet Muhammad treated the Christian delegation as his personal guests, hosted them in his mosque and allowed them worship there reflects the true spirit of harmony and brotherhood espoused by Islam.

Source : http://www.irishtimes.com/news/social-affairs/religion-and-beliefs/islam-and-christianity-stand-for-peace-harmony-and-human-development-says-imam-1.2479009

Interviews of Shaykh Umar Al-Qadri on the Irish Media in December 2015

Posted on: December 20th, 2015 by shaykh No Comments

Shaykh Umar Al-Qadri on RTE 1 Sean O’Rourke Show responding to Donald Trump’s appalling comments about Muslims

 

The Gathering on RTE Radio 1 Sean O’Rourke Show

Jean Pierre Thebault, French Ambassador to Ireland, Regina Doherty, Fine Gael TD Meath East, Shaykh Dr. Muhammad Umar al-Qadri, the Imam of the Al-Mustafa Mosque in Blanchardstown, Dublin, Michael Clifford, Special Correspondent, Irish Examiner

Shaykh Dr Umar al-Qadri on the Marian Finucane Show RTE Radio 1

In studio with Marian is Shaykh Doctor Umar al-Qadri is the Sunni Imam of the al-Mustafa Islamic Educational and Cultural Centre in Blanchardstown in West Dublin and the Chairperson of the Irish Muslim Peace and Integration Council

http://www.rte.ie/radio1/marian-finucane/programmes/2015/1220/755280-marian-finucane-sunday-20-december-2015/?clipid=2060058

 

Muhammad; The Messenger of Peace Conference 2015 to be held in January 2016

Posted on: December 4th, 2015 by shaykh No Comments

 

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The Conference Will be Held in January 2016

More details coming soon…