Happenings

Lecture held on 4 May 2010

by Imam Mohammad Bashar Arafat

Peaceful coexistence among faiths in light of the Qur'an and Sunnah & its relevance in Modern Times

• The main message of Islam in the 7 th century and now
• The importance of understanding the message of Islam from the Qur'an & the Sunnah, not from the action of some of the Muslims
• The gap between the Devine interest and the human interest
• Needs for a “Constant Reformation”
• The slow “change” in the Islamic religious institutions “Madrasas”
• The role of Muslims in Europe & the U.S – some facts
• The Clash of Interests & the war on terrorism
• Governments support for moderate
• The spiritual contributions by all faiths & religions – The role of interfaith

Relief Work in view of communal clashes and curfew in Hyderabad

Hyderabad city witnessed communal clashes in the last week of March 2010. This was subsequently followed by a ten day long curfew in Old City of Hyderabad, apart from a few areas in the new city . HMI's Community Development (CD) team members visited its project areas at Sultan Shahi, Shanker Nagar and Chandrayangutta and organized meetings with community people. As an outcome of the above meetings, CD team initiated and organized relief activities at its project areas. This was done with the kind contribution from CD team's projects and HMI staff. 166 Hindu and Muslim families were given relief packs with ten essential food commodities like rice, dal, oil, etc.