February 8, 2014 – Dallas, Texas: The World Muslim Congress, a think tank of Muslims in Dallas announces a poetry session honoring Prophet Muhammad (pbuh), known as Naatia Mushaera.
“This is a purposeful event with three clear goals; to share Prophet’s work with fellow Americans, to focus on how Muslims can adopt his teachings to benefit the society at large, and to bring Muslims of different denominations together for the common purpose– celebrate Prophet Muhammad’s birthday”- said Mike Ghouse, president of the organization.
The program is set to start at 8:00 PM and end at mid night on Friday, February 21, 2014 at Richardson Civic Center in Richardson, Texas. (Link).
The evening is divided into two sessions. The first segment will highlight the Intrafaith and interfaith aspects of the program. Muslims of different denominations including Ahmadiyya, Bohra, Ismaili, Shia, Sunni, WD Muhammad others will share a Naat (poetry singing) each from their community. Then our friends from other faiths will also share their Poetry about the Prophet.
Women and Men will be reciting the Naats together for the first time.
The second segment after the tea break is assigned to our poets and they will recite the purposeful poetry to reflect on Prophet’s work and how we can make that meaningful in our day to day life.
“Throughout the program, we will be highlighting the inclusive teachings of the Prophet’s wisdom. The values embedded in the Madinah constitution will be shared, where the prophet signed a declaration with Jews, Christians, Pagans and others. Each member of community was guaranteed the freedom to practice his or her faith freely. Furthermore, In his last sermon, the Prophet declared that all men are created equal, and respecting each human is the right thing to do. Like the people of all faiths, Muslims need to go back to the inclusive values taught by the prophet.” added Mike Ghouse.
Refreshments, tea, and snacks will be served in addition to the special treat – the king of desserts; Laddu.
Shazia Khan will be the master of the ceremonies, and the event will be chaired by a mystery guest of honor, and special guest OS Modgil with host Mike Ghouse. You are invited to, the event, it is free but an RSVP is required at the facebook events “Naatia Mushaera” on February 21, 2014 or email to: rsvpforsure@gmail.com
- The News International: http://www.thenews.com.pk/TodaysPrint.aspx?ID=9
- Shia News Service – http://pakistan.shafaqna.com/viewpoint-2/itemlist/tag/Richardson.html
- Arab News – MSN– http://arabia.msn.com/news/world/2587274/world-muslim-congress-hosts-naatia-mu/
- Geo News: http://www.geo.tv/article-137621-World-Muslim-Congress-hosts-Naatia-Mushaera-in-Richardson-Friday
- Indian Muslim Observer :http://www.indianmuslimobserver.com/2014/02/11/u-s-based-world-muslim-congress-to-organize-intrafaith-interfaith-poetry-session-naatia-mushaera-in-richardson-feb-21/#
- Original Press Release at World Muslim Congresshttp://worldmuslimcongress.blogspot.com/2014/02/prophet-muhammads-pbuh-intrafaith_9.html
Mike Ghouse
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To be a Muslim is to be a peace maker, one who seeks to mitigate conflicts and nurtures goodwill for peaceful co-existence of humanity. Our work is geared towards building a cohesive society where no human has to live in apprehension or fear of the other. World Muslim congress is a think tank established in 2002 to bring Muslims of all denominations together, one small step at a time. If we can learn to respect the otherness of others and accept each other’s uniqueness, then conflicts fade and solutions emerge.