Faiths Come Together to Offer Thanks

NCCJ Thanksgiving Observance on Nov.17, 2004

On November 17th, Council Outreach & Office Affairs Manager, Muneer Aliuddin, joined leaders from 17 other faiths to offer prayers of thanks at the 18th Annual NCCJ Thanksgiving Observance, “Vision of One…Reflections of Many,” held at Chicago Temple. Other faith represented included the Baha’i, Orthodox Christian, Sikhism, Protestant, Buddhism, Anglican Christian, Jainism, Judaism, Hinduism, American Indian and more. Ms. Aliuddin played Yusuf Islam’s, “God is the Light” which captivated the audience followed by an offering of thanks for “the fruits of this earth … for His mercy and blessing upon us.” She reminded the gathering to “not take for granted His blessings” and to “Share them with others, with thanks.” Ms. Aliuddin concluded the Islamic prayer by reciting the first Surah from the Qur’an, Surah Fathiha. The observance ended with the entire gathering joining in singing, “America the Beautiful.”