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Alman in the name of God the
compassionate and the merciful. The
Muslim community at the Alhadaya Islamic
Center in New Town, in Connecticut, and
throughout the nation joins with our
fellow Americans, grieving for those who
died in this senseless tragedy and
praying for them and their
families. We ask God to grant those
lost a special place in
paradise. And we ask their families to
be granted the strength to endure the
unendurable. It is in such times of
almost unbearable loss that we seek the
comfort with our
creator and that artificial divisions of
faith fall away to reveal a nation of
mothers and
fathers, brothers and
sisters, sons and daughters, all united
in a desire to bring healing and renewed
hope.
The Quran, Islam's revealed text, tells
us that God's mercy and compassion are
without limit and always available for
those who
ask. God says, "When my servants
question you about me, tell them that I
am near. I answer the prayer of every
person who calls on me." Chapter 2,
verse
186. The Quran. In the Quran, God also
says, "Give glad tidings to those who
endure with patience, who when afflicted
with calamity
say, we belong to God and to him we
shall
return." Such are the people on whom
there are blessings and mercy from
God. Chapter 2 verse 155 to 157.
So let us all of every faith of every
background pray for God's comfort at
this time of unbreakable heartbreaking
tragedy. Verily with every difficulty
there is ease. Verily with every
difficulty there is ease. Chapter 94
verse 1-5. 5-6. Amen.