Muslim leader shares that his religion has ‘very many’ things in common!
Source: NewsBreak - Deseret News Partner Publisher
By Caitlin Keith, 2 days ago
It was a great honor to be present at a session of general conference for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, “wearing the Islamic imamah among this huge gathering,” said Sheikh ul-Islam Allahshukur Pashazade on Sunday.
“I consider that as a sign of respect to my country, to my people, to our beliefs,” he added.
Pashazade is a prominent Muslim leader from the Republic of Azerbaijan and spoke to the Deseret News through an interpreter after attending the conference for the global faith on Sunday in Salt Lake City.
As the chairman of the Caucasus Muslims’ Board and the chairman of the Qazi Council, he works to support unity of all the traditional madhhabs of Islam. He encourages Shia and Sunni Muslims to come together and pray together in the same mosque and has worked to promote peace all around the world....
