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Many American Muslims Will Mark Solar Eclipse with Special Prayers
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Hesham A. Hassaballa
Many people will be watching the solar eclipse with great anticipation. Many Muslims will also be marking the event with a special prayer.
Daily Ritual Prayer Offers Us The Quiet Our Brains Need
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Hesham A. Hassaballa
Our brains need quiet every day. The ritual prayer offers us both communion with God and the much needed quiet.
A Muslim Prays For The Inauguration
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Hesham A. Hassaballa
In the Name of God: The Extremely and Eternally Loving and Caring It is no secret that the result of the election was not one for which I was hoping. That said, I am not going to go as far – with all due respect and admiration – to say that Donald J. Trump is…
My Prayer For Forgiveness Over Aleppo
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Hesham A. Hassaballa
In the Name of God: The Extremely and Eternally Loving and Caring Beautiful Beloved Lord my God, You know, better than anyone in this universe, how I would quickly gloss over the horrific images coming out of Syria and Aleppo You know, better than anyone in this universe, how I would try to always…
Explaining Away The Suffering in Aleppo
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Hesham A. Hassaballa
In the Name of God: The Extremely and Eternally Loving and Caring I QUICKLY PASS OVER the pictures in my Twitter feed. I try not to read the news reports. I even confess at getting a bit annoyed at the constant tweets and posts about what is happening in Syria, about the devastating human tragedy…
God Can “Fix This,” But He Wants Us To Do It
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Hesham A. Hassaballa
In the Name of God: The Extremely and Eternally Loving and Caring In the wake of the horrific shooting and apparent terror attack in San Bernardino, California, the NY Daily News raised eyebrows with their headline saying, “God Isn’t Fixing This.” And on the cover, it…
I Pray A Happier New Year Will Come
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Hesham A. Hassaballa
In the Name of God: the Infinitely Merciful and Compassionate Precious Beloved Tomorrow is the first day of the Islamic New Year, 1436. Indeed, it is part of human nature that – when such time-based transitions occur – a pause to reflect over what has transpired generally happens. Clearly, Islamic year 1435 has been quite…
A Prayer For Peace In The Holy Land
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Hesham A. Hassaballa
In The Name Of God: The Infinitely Merciful And Compassionate Beloved Lord It has been heartbreaking to see conflict emerge – yet again – in the Holy Land over the last several weeks. Children being murdered: shot to death and burned alive. Rockets being fired at civilians, and bombs being dropped on houses. People all…
A Grieving Father’s Prayer
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Hesham A. Hassaballa
In the Name of God: the Infinitely Merciful, Beautiful, and Beloved Lord On June 7, 2009, my eldest daughter lost her battle with lymphoma. Today is her 17th birthday. My Lord my God, my Savior and Grace, The One Who has the Most Beautiful Face ‘Twas seventeen years since You graced my life And…
A Christmas Message of Peace From A Muslim
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Hesham A. Hassaballa
In the Name of God: the Infinitely Compassionate and Merciful Beloved Lord As is the case every year, Christmas Day is just another calendar day for me. In fact, I will be working in the hospital on Christmas Day this year, one of 11 shifts I am scheduled to work until the end of the…
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