Inspiring celebration of Imam Redha(as) birthday at IHW

Community spiritual and public leaders, interfaith figures, and many long time supporters of IHW participated in an inspiring Imam Redha (as) birthday celebration at IHW yesterday. May 31, 2023.

Imam Elahi welcomed the religious leaders, mayor Bill Bazzi, ambassador Qabalan, judge Salamey, city council chair Dave Abdallah and other dignitaries!

Imam started with sending salaams and salutations to the imam of the hearts, the light of the lights, the star of openness, dialogue, and dignity Imam Ali ibn Musa al-Redha (as)

Though we are over 6500 miles from the Imam’s sanctuary, today, we visit him with the vision of our hearts from IHW in Dearborn Hts of Michigan.

Imam Elahi called the birthday of Imam Redha a global day of friendship. Something is needed in a world that may blow up with unclear bombs, artificial intelligence or climate crisis. In a greedy world where the billionaires push to become trillionaires through terrorism, violence and warmongering!

Imam Elahi shared some quotations from Imam Redha such as friendship is a road to reason, and religion. Your intellect is your best friend and your ignorance is your enemy.

Also : Anger is a key to evil. Organize your 24 hours with focusing on four fundamental features: worship, work, family and friends!

Imam Elahi at the end thanked the community for their 28 years of friendship and support for IHW’s services, programs and projects and shared a good news of adding a gym to IHW to serve the youth who come for education and faith.

Dr. Mohammad Ajjour and Dr. Sara and Sayyed Khalil and other IHW members helped the imam presenting certificates of gratitude and appreciation to all guests of Imam Redha (as) birth celebration.

The program also includeded words from Rev. Flowers Kenneth Flowers a Baptist Church leader who shared his inspiring experience of visiting the shrine of Imam Hussein (as) in Karbala and his wish to visit the shrine of Imam Redha in Mashhad one day in the future.

Delicious dinner with Mashhad menus with Zafaran from the land of Imam Redha (as) which was prepared by Banihashimi family added to the blessings and beauties of this family, friendly and faithful gathering.