| Catholics
and Muslims joined at an event on the 29th of March 2009
to commemorate the Noble Birth of Prophet Muhammad. The
Event took place at the Mary MacKillop Heritage Centre,
East Melbourne, Australia. About forty VIP guests
attended the event which was launched by Fr John Dupuche
of the Catholic Archdiocese of Melbourne. Omer Atilla,
an author from the Australian Intercultural Society was
the keynote speaker who focused on the significance of
Prophethood and Divine revelations. The program also
included a performance of Sufi music by a member of the
Australian Sufi Group. Fr
John Dupuche, explained the importance of silence and
listening in religion. The audience which consisted of
faith leaders then remained in silence for fifteen
minutes to contemplate on how the Prophet received the
first revelations of the holy Quran. This session was
followed by a period of reflections from the floor
during which the guests had the opportunity to describe
what they felt during the period of silence and the
recitation from the holy Quran. The program then
concluded with the serving of sweets and refreshments. |
