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The Heart of the Matter
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Hesham A. Hassaballa
In the Name of God, the Compassionate and Infinitely Merciful With so much talk and banter about “Sharia law” and how Muslims in America are trying to supplant the U.S. Constitution with Islamic law, I came across this passage of the Qur’an that is relevant to this silly discussion. Let me say again that Muslims…
The Blasphemy of “Anti-Blasphemy” Laws
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Hesham A. Hassaballa
In the Name of God, the Compassionate and Infinitely Merciful I first learned about the law – that passed the Kuwaiti parliament – on a ChicagoNow blog post entitled “Kuwait theocracy declares Islam is weak.” The law calls for the death penalty for insulting the Prophet Muhammad, his wives or relatives. Apparently, this was in…
Friday Sermon: The Test of the Beautiful
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Hesham A. Hassaballa
In the Name of God, the Compassionate and Infinitely Merciful This is the first of several Friday sermons that I have given that I will write up and post here. The Test of the Beautiful In the seventh verse of the eighteenth chapter of the Quran, it states: Behold, We have willed that all…
Santorum and the God of Abraham
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Hesham A. Hassaballa
In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful It seems that former Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum’s presidential run is running out of steam. According to the Huffington Post, Santorum is “taking a pause from Florida campaigning just days before the Tuesday primary that even he expects to deal him a third consecutive loss.” Yet, despite…
A Special Day I Don’t Celebrate
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Hesham A. Hassaballa
In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful Today was always a special day for me, ever since my university days. For three years of my life, I would have this day off, in fact. I would do nothing special on this day, but it was still nice not to have to attend any…
The Power of Peaceful Dialogue
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Hesham A. Hassaballa
In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful I recently received an email with the subject, “An Honest Question.” It read: Dr. Hassaballa: I have discovered your blog, and greatly appreciate what you say. You seem very thoughtful, and I particularly applaud your condemnations of violence — even if your choice of words sometimes…
Let the Pastor Go Free
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Hesham A. Hassaballa
In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful Here we go again: an Iranian Pastor, Youcef Nadarkhani, faces execution if he does not recant his conversion to Christianity. Last year, Mr. Nadarkhani was found guilty of “apostasy” last year, which was upheld by the Iranian Supreme Court. Now, if he does not recant, he…
We (Muslims) Have Nothing To Do With It
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Hesham A. Hassaballa
In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful Federal law enforcement authorities have arrested an American Muslim on charges that he plotted to attack the Pentagon and the Capitol with model airplanes loaded with explosives. FBI agents posing as members of Al Qaeda sold the man what he thought to be explosives, and he allegedly…
“Never Let Your Hatred Move You…”
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Hesham A. Hassaballa
In the Name of the GOD, the Compassionate, the Merciful It seems hard to believe that ten years – a full decade – have passed since that horrific day in September when the country endured a trauma unlike any she has ever suffered. I still remember the unimaginable scenes of terror, horror, dread, and destruction.…
Loving God the Most
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Hesham A. Hassaballa
In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful One of the (very few) advantages of fasting a long (long, long) day is that there is ample time to read and reflect over Scripture. I mean, since there is really nothing else to do while waiting to eat, might as well read the Qur’an. Besides,…
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