Inter Faith at Bohra complex in Boston(HYPOCRICY)

[SBM]

Interfaith Thanksgiving service held at the Ajab Complex in Boston

November 19th, 2007

Sunday (18 Nov), on a beautiful New England fall evening, took place a gathering of over 200 people and group leaders from several local religious congregations from communities that dot the 495 belt. This gathering was hosted by the Muslim Dawoodi Bohra community (Anjumane Ezzi) under the auspices of their resident priest (Amil) Janab Mustaali Mohyuddin and the focus was to provide a forum to share in the spirit of thanksgiving. Among those present were the Aldersgate United Methodists, the All Saints Episcopalians, Anjuman-e-ezzi (Dawoodi Bohra Congregation), the Baha'i Community of Chelmsford, Central Congregationals, Congregation Shalom, St. John the Evangelist congregation, Trinity Lutherans and the West Chelmsford United Methodists. Prior to the service, several members of the host congregation provided tours of Qutbi masjid and explained its layout and functions as well as the many arhitectural features that drew from Mughal Indian and Egyptian Fatemid motifs.

In the spirit of thanksgiving, the service began with a Bah'ai call to prayer, followed by welcoming address and an introduction to the theme of thanksgiving. The was followed by individual short prayer offerings of gratitude from all of the represented congregations, each with their own unique flavor and each expression was interspersed with a joint chanting of thankfulness by all those present. The Bah'ai diversity choir provided the music and lyrics that touched on the notions of simplicity, freedom, love and gratitude and was enthusiastically joined by all present.

Subsequently, a young teenage jamaat member (Behen Asma Bhindarwala), spoke about her experience growing up as a Muslim in Westford, her decision to ear the dress (rida) that identified her faith and background, and the acceptance and confidence that she found in this process. The service continued with a joint gratefulness meditation session led by Rabbi Shoshanna Perry which triggered spontaneous expressions of gratitude by several of those present.

In conclusion, Janab Mustaali Mohyuddin spoke about the necessity of gratitude that was incumbent upon all and which is all to often forgotten and insufficient. Bhaisaheb then thanked the members and leaders of all congregations for their participation.

Finally, the evening ended on the theme and call for peace in the world. At a microcosmic level, local level, national and global level. A Bah'ai member recited a Bah'ai prayer of peace and Rabbi Perry led a joint singing of a song written by young Israelis and Palestinians that called for peace in Hebrew and Arabic. Before leaving, the attendees spent some time sharing and chatting and partaking of some sumptuous delicacies and hot beverages.

The extraordinary and heartwarming spectacle provided a glimpse into the varied mosaic of the many faiths that happily thrive in American society Each carrying with them their unique backgrounds, beliefs, languages and culture. Each bound through the common fabric of humanity. All those present appeared to leave with a renewed validation that what united them far exceeded that which made them different.
The evening was a celebration of the bonds that they all shared and if anything, was a heartfelt expression of the universal and oft elusive themes of love, peace and gratitude and those simple and timeless yearnings that beat in the breast of all human beings.

We offer Shukr in Hazrat Imamiyah that we are the recipient of beshumaar ne'mat that Maula (TUS) showers upon us. It is with Maula's (TUS) dua that everything is possible. We also would like to express that the raza and initiative of Janab Mustaali Bhaisaheb is instrumental in making events such as this take place at Ajab complex.

NOW MEMBERS OF JEWISH AND BAHAI FAITH ARE WELCOME BUT OTHER MUSLIM COMMUNITY INCLUDING BOHRAS WHO CANNOT PAY WAJEBATS ARE NOT WELCOME TO THIS EVENT

[pro_pig]

ombhen,
do u want to join in that event?

[mbohra]

Hypocricy to the nth degree:
1. The Bohris Misaq compels a Bohra NOT to associate with kaafirs and not eat their food
2. Kothar discourages or dissuades the Bohris NOT to go through the inter-sect, inter-communal or inter-racial marriages by making the nikhas difficult, compel on misaqs, asks the potential once non-bohris bride or groom to sign a worthless notarised document agrreing NOT to have any rights to their/children in case of divorces
3. denies entries to their mosques or markazes to the non-bohris (only where it suits their public relation purposes) during misaqs, nikhas, funerals or other festivities

Perhaps the others can think of other concrete examples of hypocricy.

[Al Zulfiqar]

Originally posted by omabharti:

BOHRAS WHO CANNOT PAY WAJEBATS ARE NOT WELCOME TO THIS EVENT

even bohras who pay wajebaats and give ziyafats are not welcome to take the post of an accountant in a bohra jamat...!! only non muslims are allowed for that post ... the ultimate hypocrisy and hoodwinking of the ignorant bohras...

[tahir]

Originally posted by mbohra:
Kothar discourages or dissuades the Bohris NOT to go through the inter-sect, inter-communal or inter-racial marriages

This presumes that all bohras, from colombo to mombasa to california, genetically belong to the same race.

[tahir]

Originally posted by mbohra:
Hypocricy to the nth degree:
1. The Bohris Misaq compels a Bohra NOT to associate with kaafirs and not eat their food
2. Kothar discourages or dissuades the Bohris NOT to go through the inter-sect, inter-communal or inter-racial marriages by making the nikhas difficult, compel on misaqs, asks the potential once non-bohris bride or groom to sign a worthless notarised document agrreing NOT to have any rights to their/children in case of divorces
3. denies entries to their mosques or markazes to the non-bohris (only where it suits their public relation purposes) during misaqs, nikhas, funerals or other festivities

Now wait for the resident propagandist to dispel this as something which happened 20 years back and now the community is a utopia.

[africawalla]

Thanks Tahir for answering for me the 'real' situation

[Muslim First]

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In Boston Interfaith dialogue has many channels.

Main stream has thru MSA

Wayland mosque has their own.

Owner of Dover Rugs (Sha) has his own.

Bohras have their own.

No matter what we do it is hard sell

Wasalaam
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