The Path

Author: Akbar Ahmed

Like my Sunni ancestors

Inspired by the blood and traditions of the Prophet

I am on a journey

With others walking along side

Some taking the help of imams and ayatollahs

Other the law of Moses or the love of Jesus

Yonder

I see those who find the divine in the Ganga

Or on top of the Himalayas

They find the divine in the noble doings of Lord Ram

Yet others find other paths

I wish them all Godspeed

For all of them are part of the “tribes and nations”

That the Quran tells me I must love

So that I can love the divine

The writer is the Ibn Khaldun Chair of Islamic Studies, School of International Service, American University, Washington, DC, and author of Journey into Europe: Islam, Immigration, and Identity

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