Friday Prayer Imam of Siraf City:

9-Dey Epic Disappointed All Foreign Enemies, Seditionists

Hujjat al-Islam Ashuri said, “the epic of 9th Dey upset all calculations and estimates of foreign enemies and domestic seditionists.”

Work of the devil? I think not, As a priest, I’m all for exotically tasty hot cross buns

The cross is a reminder of hope because, for Christians, it leads to the empty tomb, to the idea that life conquers death and that love conquers all. It is a symbol of torture and pain and death that changes into one of hope and joy.

Musa Kazım Efendi: Sheikh al-Islam with reformist Islamic thoughts

Serving as a sheikh al-Islam four times in the last years, Musa Kazım Efendi was a cleric who supported the idea of social and political reforms.