June 6, 2016

From God we come and to God we all return ...

 

The Islamic Shura Council joins the world in mourning the demise of Muhammad Ali. We extend our most heartfelt condolences to his family.  We ask God, the Most Compassionate, to forgive his shortcomings and grant patience to his family for their irrevocable loss.

 

In the passing of Muhammad Ali, we are reminded of the reality of our own return to God. Let us strive to root our lives in this inevitable reality and pray that we too meet our Lord in a manner that pleases Him.  There is no better time than the blessed month of Ramadan to begin the most important spiritual journey.

 

Muhammad Ali was true to his first and his last name and we pray that he be blessed to meet both in the eternal life Hereafter. We ask that Masajid hold a special prayer for Br. Muhammad Ali after 'Isha or taraweeh prayer.