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On July 2, 2024, the Global Council for Tolerance and Peace (GCTP) held a major conference at the historic Real Alcazar in Seville. Entitled “The Role of Religious Leaders in Promoting Tolerance and Peace,” the event brought together leading religious figures, academics, politicians and peace advocates from around the world. The Royal Alcazar, a UNESCO World Heritage Site with its …

The Man Who Goes to the Mosque: The Importance of the Mosque in Modern Society for Muslims and for the Da’wah A Reflection: What is the mosque? What is its importance or place in modern society? What is modern society? What does modernity mean? What characterizes it? What place does the mosque have for the Muslim? Or, perhaps more interestingly, …

Lecture given by Ustadh Abdelgani Melara on the fifteenth anniversary of the Great Mosque of Granada. The lecture is a tafsir of ayat 21 of the Surah of the Covenants: Verily, in the Messenger you have a beautiful example for one who has hope in Allah and in the Last Day and remembers Allah very much. (21:33)

The Muslim and the mosque. One man and one building. A man who submits to his Creator and a building where he submits. The primary act of the Muslim, and therefore of the human being, is to prostrate himself before his Lord. It is the moment and the position in which man is closest to the Merciful and to his …