For a Muslim, asking “Is God Dead?” begs the question, “If God is dead then how am I alive?”
Sohaib N. Sultan
Sohaib Sultan is the Imam and Muslim Life Coordinator in the Office of Religious Life at Princeton University and directs the university's Muslim Life Program in the Office of Religious Life. He is the author of The Koran for Dummies (Wiley, 2004) and The Qur'an and Sayings of the Prophet Muhammad: Selections Annotated and Explained (Skylight Paths, 2007).
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The holy month of Ramadan is a time of deep reflection for Muslims worldwide. Over the 30 days of Ramadan, Imam Sohaib Sultan of Princeton...
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Many precious souls are leaving the world through violence and war. We feel the skies crying and the earth shaking at their loss.
Without silence, we cannot hear the voice of our deepest inner soul or of our well reasoned minds.
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Internal happiness cannot be bought--it must be sought.
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Faith is incomplete without a radical commitment to social justice.
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The holy month of Ramadan is a time of deep reflection for Muslims worldwide. Over the 30 days of Ramadan, Imam Sohaib Sultan of Princeton...
The holy month of Ramadan is a time of deep reflection for Muslims worldwide. Over the 30 days of Ramadan, Imam Sohaib Sultan of Princeton...
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