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In the Name of God, the Most
Compassionate, the Most Merciful.
For
Immediate Release
President
Bush announces prayer vigil for today
A national day of mourning declared
(Washington, DC 09/14/01) Yesterday afternoon, President Bush announced that today, Friday,
September 14, 2001, would be a national day of mourning, remembrance
and prayer. The announcement was made subsequent to the Islamic Supreme
Council of America’s call to join Congress in making Wednesday, September
12th a day of mourning for the victims of Tuesday’s grievous
terrorist attack.
President
Bush will host a service marking this day at the National Cathedral,
in Washington, DC, at 12:00pm. ISCA Chairman Shaykh Muhammad Hisham
Kabbani will represent the Council at this important event.
The
Council calls on all its members, on all Muslims in this nation and
throughout the world, to attend religious services at their local
houses of worship and to remember the victims of this tragic crime
in their prayers.
ISCA
has many times warned the nation to guard against the possibility
of such actions and reiterates its condemnation of all terrorism,
whether ideological, geographical, cultural or religious. Please visit
our Web site at http://www.islamicsupremecouncil.org
for more information.
For
more information, please contact Jennifer McLennan at (810) 593-1222,
ext 3 or
by email at jennifer@islamicsupremecouncil.org
OUR EFFORTS
DEPEND ON YOUR SUPPORT. Please donate generously.
Donate online at http://www.islamicsupremecouncil.org
or send your contribution by mail to
ISCA, PO Box 44410, Detroit MI 48244-9929
The
Islamic Supreme Council of America (ISCA) is a non-profit, non-governmental
religious organization. It is dedicated to presenting traditional,
scholarly Islamic perspectives on global issues and working proactively
with non-Muslim individuals and organizations to present Islam as
a religion of moderation, tolerance, peace and justice.
ISCA condemns all forms of
terrorism - religious, cultural, ideological, and political.
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