On Religion - Muslim Prayer Room Was Part of Life at Twin Towers - NYTimes.com: "Over the next few days, noticing some fellow Muslims on the job, Mr. Abdus-Salaam voiced an equally essential question: “So where do you pray at?” And so he learned about the Muslim prayer room on the 17th floor of the south tower.
He went there regularly in the months to come, first doing the ablution known as wudu in a washroom fitted for cleansing hands, face and feet, and then facing toward Mecca to intone the salat prayer.
On any given day, Mr. Abdus-Salaam’s companions in the prayer room might include financial analysts, carpenters, receptionists, secretaries and ironworkers. There were American natives, immigrants who had earned citizenship, visitors conducting international business — the whole Muslim spectrum of nationality and race."
A Hindu if Hinduism means believing in Brahman the ultimate, the formless, the eternal, infinite, omnipresent, the creator and supporter of the universe; a Buddhist if Buddhism means seeking Nirvana; a Jew if Judaism means following the Prophet Moses son of Amram/Omran; a Christian if Christianity means following the Prophet Jesus son of Mary/Mariam; a Muslim if Islam means submitting one's self to the Creator of the universe; ..
Monday, September 13, 2010
On Religion - Muslim Prayer Room Was Part of Life at Twin Towers - NYTimes.com
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