Last night we continued "Getting to Know our Neighbors" as Mr. Chaka Muhammad Benson visited speaking as an American Muslim about his faith and traditions.
Of the 1.8 Billion Muslims in the world, only 18% are Arab. Of the American Muslims, Arabs are only 25%. So not all Arabs are Muslims and not all Muslims are Arabs.
Mr. Benson related that a man came to the Prophet and asked him, "Who amongst his near one had the greatest right over him?" The Prophet replied, "Your mother". The man then asked, "Who after that?" to which the Prophet replied again, "Your mother". Asked who is next, the Prophet again replied, "Your mother." When the man asked who after that, the Prophet said, "Your father."
Thus the place of a mother is very important in Islam.
We continue our discussions next Monday at 7 p.m.
in the Steinhausen Center.
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