On Monday, November 12th, the tafsir classes (commentary and explanation of the Qur’an), taught by Ustadh Hajj Abdel Ghani Melara, will restart. In this lessons Ustadh Hajj Abdel Ghani Melara explains the tafsir different ayat, based upon several of the recognized mufassirin. The classes are to everyone and take place on Mondays between the Maghrib and Isha prayers. This is a unique …
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Khutba on Trust, Truth, and Belief
In the world we live in we are constantly bombarded with information from many different sources: television, press, social media, conversations with peers, friends and family or what we have learned from teachers and men and women of knowledge and study. And this information is often contradictory, so how do we know what to believe? On what basis do we …
Read More »Approach to Islamophobia: Political or Religious Ideology?, José Sarria
I want to begin my participation in this table with a quote that belongs to our Cordovan philosopher Abu-l Walid Muhammad ibn Rush, better known as Averroes: “Ignorance leads to fear, fear leads to hatred, hatred leads to violence. Here is the equation” Phobia is, according to the dictionary of the RAE: “The exaggerated aversion to someone or something”. That …
Read More »III Dialogue Amongst Cultures Round Table
On Saturday, November 3rd, the third “Dialogue between cultures” round table, organized by the Intercultural Women’s association of Andalusia (ASIA) was held at the headquarters of the Association Claver, in Seville. The event was attended by Farid Aoulouha, General Consul of the Kingdom of Morocco; Luis Vargas, General Director of immigration policy; Mrs. Isabel Romero, director director of the Halal Institute; José …
Read More »Qualities of a community
After a few days of a lot of travel and activity, today I finally have a little time to sit in front of the computer and share with you something that is going around my head and that is closely related to my last talk in Almonaster; something that I consider to be key in the life of the believer, …
Read More »XIX Islamic Cultural Festival in Almonaster la Real
On the 11th, 12th, 13th and 14th of October, the 19th Islamic Cultural Festival took place in Almonaster la Real, a beautiful and significant town in the Sierra de Aracena y picos de Aroche, in Huelva. The festival is a collaboration between the City Council of Almonaster, the Seville Mosque Foundation and the Islamic Community of Spain with the intention …
Read More »Meeting of the European Muslim Forum in Barcelona
Muslim leaders from Europe and Asia have laid the foundations for a new office that will study the construction of a great mosque in the city of Barcelona. The meeting was organised by the European Muslim Forum, a platform that aims to be an interlocutor that represents the diverse sensitivities that exist in Islam to promote different activities and projects, …
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