What follows below is a working itinerary of the conference. Keep watching this post for updates and additions to the itinerary. Saturday’s schedule has been extended and Sunday’s schedule has been added.
Friday:
11:00 AM – 12:00PM – Welcome Reception
12:00 PM – 1:30 PM – Registration
1:30 PM – 2:00 PM – Friday Sermon and Prayer – all [...]
Archive for July, 2009
Conference Schedule – Detailed Itinerary
July 31, 2009Islam in America Conference 2009!!!
July 30, 2009Click here for a print version of the flier
Islam in America Conference 2009!! | Grand Rapids MI, USA
August 7-9, 2009CE
Confirmed Speakers:
Maalik Adam
Abu Ri’aayah Abdur-Razzaaq
Kashiff Khan
WHERE: Holiday Inn Express & Suites
Grand Rapids Airport
5401 28th St SE
Grand Rapids, MI 49546 | Suites: $69.00 per night | Call: 616-940-8100 | Use code: “Islam in America Seminar”
WHEN: Friday August [...]
Helpful Links for Media
July 30, 2009Islam in America Conference
Holiday Inn Express & Suites Grand Rapids Airport
August 7 – 9, 2009
For the Media
Helpful Links:
Sunnah Publishing: This page contains information about Sunnah Publishing, who is sponsoring the Islam in America Conference.
Islam in America Conference: This page contains detailed information about the mission and goals of the Islam in America Conference Schedule.
Conference Schedule: [...]
What is Sunnah Publishing?
July 30, 2009Sunnah Publishing
Aims and Objectives
The Arabic term, ‘Sunnah’ comes from the verb ‘sanna’, which means to enact something, usually a custom or habit. Sunnah is commonly referred to in the religion of Islam as the customary or habitual tradition of the Prophet Muhammad in acts of worship.
So we believe that the term Sunnah accurately conveys what [...]
Biographies of the Conference Speakers
July 30, 2009Abul-Hasan Malik Ibn Adam – Abul-Hasan Malik is an Imam in Camden New Jersey, USA. He is an African American who was raised as a Christian. After embracing Islam, he travelled to Egypt where he studied for a number of years. He then travelled to Yemen where he studied with the well-known Muslim Scholar, Shaykh [...]
News Coverage on the Conference
July 17, 2009Muslims ask: ‘Do they really know who we are?’
Saturday, August 23, 2008 By Charles Honey
Grand Rapids Press
Press Religion Editor
GRAND RAPIDS — From their cramped office behind a Southeast Side barber shop, four young men try to get the word out: This is who we are, this is what we believe.
As Muslims in an overwhelmingly Christian [...]