Word: eid
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...concentrate on humanitarian efforts andraising awareness among Muslims and non-Muslims,"said Imam Talal Y. Eid, the religious director ofthe Islamic Center of New England, at the ISBUevent...
...There will be Kosovars coming to the Bostonarea, so we are trying to prepare a list of peoplewho are willing to host them and a list of peoplewho are willing to volunteer services to thesefamilies," Eid says...
...celebration of the Israelites' liberation from Egypt. It is also Good Friday for all but the Eastern Orthodox sects of Christianity, marking the day Jesus was crucified by the Romans. And, as noted by columnist Aamir Abdul Rehman '98 on this page yesterday, this is the week of the Eid al-Adha, the time of the Hajj (pilgrimage to Mecca...
...spiritual effort. In addition to its symbolic value, there is much to be said on the merits of having believers of all backgrounds and races physically present at the same place. The setting of the Hajj provides concrete evidence that the Muslim world is a single community. Celebrations of Eid are in some ways microcosms of the Hajj, with the entire community coming out to pray together and to greet one another for the festival. The Eid prayers feature the largest congregations of the year and are a manifestation of the unity of believers. A common faith is an affirmative...
Malcolm X performed the Hajj and thereafter became Malik El-Shabazz Observing Muslims of all races living in unity and supporting one another, he shed any ideas of racial hatred. The Eid and the Hajj teach lessons on equality, simplicity, sacrifice and community that touch us all as human beings. Of the Hajj, El-Shabazz said, "I don't believe that motion picture cameras ever have filmed a human spectacle than my eyes took in." Reflection on this spectacle surely warrants our attention...