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May 31, 2017 · Today, Muslims are fellow citizens and members of Congress, and their legal rights represent an American founding ideal still besieged by fear mongering, precedents at odds with the best of our...
- Denise A. Spellberg
May 6, 2023 · The Quran provides wisdom, advice, and encouragement for believers to live spiritual and moral lives and do good deeds. For example, the Quran teaches the importance of daily prayers, which Muslims perform five times a day, as a way to maintain a strong connection with Allah.
Nov 6, 2015 · American Qur’an Makes a Sacred Text Familiar. The artist Sandow Birk has created a illuminated manuscript of Islam’s holy book that juxtaposes its writings with pictures of American life ...
- Katharine Schwab
Jun 3, 2017 · The purchase is symbolic of a longer historical connection between American and Islamic worlds, and a more inclusive view of the nation's early, robust view of religious...
- Denise A. Spellberg
Jun 12, 2018 · Despite the relatively recent nature of these formal celebrations, the fact is that Islam’s presence in North America dates to the founding of the nation, and even earlier, as my book, “Thomas Jefferson’s Qur’an: Islam and the Founders,” demonstrates.
Jan 31, 2018 · Islam in America dates to the founding fathers, says Smithsonian’s religion curator Peter Manseau. Thomas Jefferson's two-volume personal copy of George Sale's 1734 translation of the Qur'an is...
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Aug 9, 2017 · Roughly two-thirds of U.S. Muslims (65%) say religion is very important in their lives. About six-in-ten (59%) report praying at least daily and 43% say they attend religious services at least weekly.
