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Friends of Faith learn what Islam brings to Hounslow

Posted by Hounslow Friends of Faith on Oct 21, 08 06:28 PM in

Hounslow Friends of Faith welcomed the Imam of Hounslow Jamia Mosque and Islamic Centre, Sheik Nisar Ahmad Hussain Suleimani, to address their annual meeting this week, during which he stressed the need to maintain strong family values and to live a balanced life.

In a talk entitled: "Islam in Britain: its contribution to the UK and to Hounslow", the Imam said that Islam can encourage people to be spiritual. People of faith need to study scriptures for guidelines on how to live.

"Friends of God can be judged by their intentions, which must be based on awareness and truth. There are suicide bombers and their intentions are based on ignorance," he said.

The Imam said that an aspect of Islam's message for British society was to recognise the importance of the institution of the family. Elderly parents should live with their families, he said.

"People should not run after too much materialism," he added. Instead they should live a balanced life and come back to God. "Friends of God cannot be the enemy of people of God," he explained and this is the common message
of the prophets of the three faiths, Islam, Christianity and Judaism.

Hounslow Friends of Faith (HFOF) is a network of individuals from diverse religious and cultural backgrounds whose aim is to promote understanding and harmony among cultures and faiths in Hounslow. See www.hounslowfriendsoffaith.org

Pictured (left to right):Alfred Agius, Carol Lipthorpe, Chair of HFOF, Imam Suleimani and Jagjiwan Singh

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