Islam’s Up-to-Date Televangelist
The rhythmic clapping began the minute Amr Khaled stepped through the door of the packed Crystal City ballroom. Surrounded by security guards, the Egyptian preacher had to weave his way through the crowd — men both cleanshaven and bearded, women both fashionably coifed and dressed in conservative Islamic dress – that had come from up and down the East Coast to hear him. Two massive screens projected his image to those in the back.
“My goal is that you leave happy,” Khaled began softly, once he finally got to the lectern. “My goal is to fulfill the hadith of the prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him, that says, ‘Whoever puts joy in the hearts of the believers, his reward is not less than Paradise.’ ” The crowd ate it up. For the next 90 minutes, they laughed at his witticisms, smiled at his stories, nodded at his exhortations and clapped again – spontaneously and often. But most of all, they listened intently.
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Well, this could be the start of something if it attracts a large audience that gives donations. Inshallah, it won’t become the circus that Christian televangelism has become.
Ramadan Mubarak to you and your family
Ya Haqq!