Muslim Jewish Interfaith Iftaar for Ramadan

Saqib Ul Islam, Urdu VOA News, Washington
The Islamic Center of Maryland hosted an Iftaar dinner and a Havdallah service in the Gaithersburg, Maryland Mosque. The Iftaar is a daily meal to break the fast for Muslims and the ceremony of Havdalah is weekly service at the end of Shabbat, which is fasting for Jews and similar to Iftaar. The Judaism Islamic Dialogue Society (JIDS) organized this event in an effort for a inter-religious dialogue between Muslims and Jews. At this very event Jews prayed with Muslims and Muslims took part in Havdalal Service.
Saqib UI Islam covered this unique event and talked to Imam Yonis Haytham and Rabbi Daniel Spiro of JIDS about the importance and need of these efforts, and also spoke with the attendees about their unique experience.

[@avibalser1118]

I am a Jew. And I happily join my Muslim brothers in prayer. Jews and Muslims worship and pray to and believe in the One and Only God. We both love and pray to Allah. We are truly cousins. And I welcome my Muslim friends to our synagogue anytime. Our belief in Allah is an EXACT match to Islam's belief in Allah. There is no difference. In fact, our prayer of Shema Yisroel, which we recite about 5x a day, IS the first half of the Shahada. We believe Allah is the One and Only God, period.

[@nobody6497]

this is what we believe about the creator بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ قُلْ هُوَ اللَّهُ أَحَدٌ (1) Say: He is Allah, the One and Only; اللَّهُ الصَّمَدُ (2) Allah, the Eternal, Absolute; لَمْ يَلِدْ وَلَمْ يُولَدْ (3) He begetteth not, nor is He begotten; وَلَمْ يَكُن لَّهُ كُفُوًا أَحَدٌ (4) And there is none like unto Him.

[@AlpLimIndFox]

Dilip Samuel you're talking from your arse, Dilip Kumar

[@MD-fn2wq]

Avi Balser love you brother.

[@shobianaseem2650]

May Almighty God bless you my brother. I am Muslim & I love my Jewish brothers. I don't know why I feel that my ancestors could be from one of the lost ten tribes of Israel.

[@WajidKhan-fc8hm]

Avi Balser god bless you bro I am proud to be bani Israeli nation.

[@avibalser1118]

Jews believe in Surah 112 exactly ad written. One God, Only One God. God does not have Children. There are no other gods in existence. Whether we use the name HaShem, Adonai, Allah, or Elohim, it is all the same. Jews do not believe in the Christian trilogy..... ONE God. He is our Creator, He is ONE.

[@dilipsamuel9345]

The Jews call `Ezra a son of Allah, and the Christians call Christ the son of Allah. That is the saying from their mouth; (In this) they are intimate; what the Unbelievers of the old used to say. Allah's curse be on them: how they are deluded away from the truth. [Qur'an 9:30] Wake up!

[@pathanfarazkhan2374]

well said ...

[@nazimqureshi7055]

You believe in Moses we also believe in Moses is one of the most powerfull Prophet of Allah.. But we believe in Muhammad is the last prophet of Abrahamic Religion but you rejected this so u called Kafir...Only believe in one God is not enough to go to paradise my bro you have to believe Muhammad is the last messenger of God... Okk... And Adam ..Moses..Solomon..Jenuha...Joseph...Aron...jesus..are the beloved prophet of Allah....

[@gulvezsaifi3287]

absolutely.right..

[@imadulhaq7347]

Respect to you sir avi balsar may have have blessing on you and give you a peaceful life

[@islamictubevideo3962]

Shukar hy allah tera jo tu ny hamy muslim paida kiya Alhamdulilah

[@avibalser1118]

But with Jew in particular, there is no "THEIR God" - for Jews worship Allah ONLY. We believe that Allah is the One and ONLY God, and ONLY existence to ever be prayed to or worshiped. Allah has no partners, sons, or helpers. He is ONE. He is ONLY. This is how Jews believe. Some of my Muslim friends were taught lies about Jewish belief. Now they met me, then they researched, and now they know. Our belief in Allah is an exact match to the belief of Islam as far as our belief in Allah.

[@nobody6497]

do you agree with us on that part !!!!! وَلَقَدْ خَلَقْنَا السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضَ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا فِي سِتَّةِ أَيَّامٍ وَمَا مَسَّنَا مِن لُّغُوبٍ (38) We created the heavens and the earth and all between them in Six Days, nor did any sense of weariness touch Us.

[@Dubai84]

Avi Balser . Sir you 100% correct 👍👍👍 we love you... salaam for you... Peace for you... Love for you

[@user-pr9nt4ri5d]

Avi Balser May God grant you the everlasting life in the Garden of Eden. I know that there are many Jewish who hate us Muslims but one fact remains, only Jews really defend us Muslims against Christians and the horrible things they say about us in the 100+ videos on KZbin. No other religion is closer to us but Judaism and we should, as muslims, defend it too when Christians speak of Trinity because Jesus Christ was also a Jew and believed that there is no other God but 1, the designer and creator. By believing in the Trinity, Christians disbelieve in Moses as well and the 10 commendments.

[@easyenglishmethod3602]

Avi Balser , Absolutely bro we are all brothers From India

[@mubashirhabib8131]

Yes Allah is one and Only mentioned in Quran Pak

[@UsmanAli-lf7wy]

Muslims and Christians and Jewish believe in one God.

[@axd_97]

Usman Ali Christians believe in 3 Gods.

[@ekramahamad2779]

Sorry I wanted to push like button but push wrong button inadvertently I am so sorry I feel like your comments for praising jews

[@suhailansari4631]

MashaAllah .. Human & Love, Peace is Islam. ..

[@razaksyed2577]

Most beautiful utube program ever watched, it teach us to live side by side and live with harmony in the world

[@ibrahimabdullah7793]

jewish and islam faiths are very close to each other,we worship to one mighty lord creater of earth and universe and all 7 heavens,

[@Khan-ro2ol]

Ibrahim Abdullah LoL 8 heavens not 7

[@albinajeta8882]

I'm a jew and I don't worship the God of kabba black Stone alllah.

[@alradzfarismael9828]

Jews worship saytan.

[@emirklc7541]

@@albinajeta8882 I'm Muslim and I'm not worship any Israeli Satan god I'm only worship Allah alone

[@truebeliever5761]

@@albinajeta8882 ✩ (Quran)Surah Al Ikhlas (112) In English Say: He is Allah, the One and Only; Allah, the Eternal, Absolute; He neither begets nor is born, And there is none like unto Him. In Arabic Qul Hu Wallaahu Ahad Allahu Samad Lam Yalid Walam Yuulad Walam Yakul Lahu Kufu Wan Ahad.

[@mumtazbha]

jewish woman saying at 3:30 i have learn read quran and i have accept and attech some thing from islam,,,SO WE PROUDE TO BE AN MUSLIM AND ACCEPED EVERRY ELEGOIN ISLAM IS BEST

[@highestraad3241]

mumtazbha we say or not, Islam is the best. Islam will be best

[@faizkhan4946]

I am muslim and I m extremly happy after watching this video

[@suhailansari4631]

ماشااللہ ... محبت ، امن ، اور اخلاق ہی سچا مذھب ہے ... آو ہم سب مل کر ایک تاریخ لکھیں ...

[@nadiadansani2139]

I love this video sooo much! I’m in it!

[@muradkhan1517]

Love this

[@nomadicshasha6090]

naice and thenks mil Kar rahene ke liye

[@susannereifen8269]

Very beautiful RamadanIftar

[@JkThaheem]

Appreciated

[@jimmystewart3826]

Its not just content , its good spirit content video , my beautiful religion , my amazing holy book of Al Qur'an n ummah , greetings from jkrta

[@saleemraja62]

I heartly preyer to God for give love brotherhood n fraternity for hole mankind in the world ameen , this is wounderfull amazing video

[@youngmaui7008]

Masha’Allah very emotional video

[@mubashirhabib8131]

MashaAllah May Allah give you more blessings on Muslims

[@choudryali5097]

Very good brother u are doing great job we should understand eich other this is the best way to love eich other make this world better.....

[@wnfernand]

Praise the lord!!! Masha Allah!!! Alleluia!!! Extremely happy to see this sharing.

[@arwanpawar419]

This is a good practical we should do together, Islam, Jews and Christianity meeting together in friendship, in brotherhood... peacefully. Alhamdulillah.

[@asimazim2487]

Muslims and jews friendship necessary for the time

[@gilgit5768]

Jews and muslims were living since thousands years together and they were seed of Abaraham Isaac and Yaqub Israel. Jews and muslims have lot of similarities. Koshar/halal, circumcisions, fasten funeral and etc.

[@tauqiralam2796]

shahid yousafzai besic cheez dekho brother

[@amarakbaranthony9837]

shahid yousafzai Jews are practicing these rituals (fasting azan circumcision mode of prayer etc)since 3000 years (1600 years before Mohd's birth )

[@akmalidham3951]

shahid yousafzai don't forget ismael

[@blackhanif8477]

shahid yousafzai thoo pukhton yae auw tha tha Patha da chi munga pukhtona hon da bani yisrael woo

[@owaishasankhan7754]

MashAllah...we all are children of Adam..we are blood brothers...May eternal peace prevail amongst all of us.. Jew, Hindu, Christian or any other human being....Ameen.. Jazak Allah..

[@tauqiralam2796]

Owais Hasan Khan Hindu ???

[@owaishasankhan7754]

@@tauqiralam2796 Dear Brother, Yes Hindus too...We are all children of the God... Allah is rahmatul alameen..and Prophet is a mercy for all the creation..Regards,

[@kashmiri78]

Love to see Mulsim and Jews side by side , Allah (God) give right path to every one in this world . Ameen

[@asgharsufipakfaujkosalam8587]

Mashallah Very Much Nice to support peace efforts and Islam is not ahainst the Jews. Sufi Muhammed Asghar M.A Philisophy Gujranwala Pakistan

[@ilyasansaripakistani]

Interesting

[@nurIslam-tg1qk]

আল্লাহ এক অদ্বিতীয় তাহার কোন শরিক নেই হযরত মুহাম্মদ সাল্লাল্লাহু আলাইহি ওয়াসাল্লাম আল্লাহর প্রেরিত রাসুল আর ইসলাম একমাত্র আল্লাহর মনোনীত ধর্ম

[@nemathsyed4108]

Great

[@zahidhassan348]

Wow

[@shahzebkhan6122]

Very beautiful gesture

[@jauhareaazamsufisamaj6057]

we salute for peace........... we all are ibrahimi........ peace ,love ,and unity ......

[@ARMANAHMADOFFICIAL123]

Nice work

[@mahmood8640]

ASALAM ALAIKUM BOHAT ACHA.ALLAH PAAK AAP LOOG KI MADAD FARMAYEE.AUR ALLAH PAAK GAIR EMAN WALOON KO EMAN KI DOULAT SE MALAMALL FARMAYEE AAMEEN

[@kkzaidi7496]

Wow Subhanallah

[@foodbareillywala720]

nice work

[@shamsheralirana3127]

Dil khush hua aaj to

[@atiqahmadsiddiqi9407]

Good approach keep it up we r human first

[@billyasik]

@ranel63 : Oh, now i got your point, But still, it feels weird to pray together with Jews/Christians worshipping Allah by doing Shalat. What about the Syahadat in the Tahiyat ? We know Syahadat is included in the Tahiyat during Shalat.

[@funday_poster90K]

I muslim and my wife is jew but we are happy

[@vajidkalava3098]

Good

[@nusrathahmed3484]

Mashallah. Good move,

[@nzeeshan]

this is awesome :) Thank you all

[@drkarenbukharibukhari9931]

Well done 👍

[@sayedarai150]

Humanity is the first lesson of Islam.... Respect for this video.

[@muhammadnaveed1023]

Nice

[@amorysetia8902]

Let there be peace among earth...

[@mrsporty9669]

Peace ☮️

[@alhassantaimoor9808]

massaallha subhanalha

[@MOHAMMEDYOUSUFOFFICIAL]

that's great.

[@masumbeg1204]

Why we Muslims and jewish fighting to each other we shouldn't do that .We should love each other we both believe in Ibrahim peace be upon him

[@salmansultan5225]

great People great scenes great religion....

[@AbdulSamad-ev9uu]

Unity

[@thestranger3079]

Its so difficult but something good

[@MOHAMMEDYOUSUFOFFICIAL]

jews are creation of Allah, As a Bangladeshi, we should love with each others.

[@Ashrafali423]

spread peace ......

[@begumsabihakamaal3519]

every one who believed in one unseen God and do all good deeds belong one ummah

[@sayedzaidi9310]

Muslims and Jews are very close to each others religiously and believes base on one God the greatest and the creator of everything and the God of Ibrahim.

[@bablukhan6351]

sahi kha aap ne jab tak bhai chara nhi barga jabtak kuch nhi pata chalaga ak dusre ke bare me

[@aryany2k7]

I'm muslim and i agree many muslim in our parts havn't met a single jews in their life..in person..so there is misunderstanding between us..we should engage more of like this to build trust..peace n harmony between jews and muslims..jews r our cousins in faith..in one God..jews r more closer to us in practice n beliefs than christians..salam!!!

[@mehdiadel4596]

let me undestand. i saw a jewish praying with muslims with kippa he prays in arabic or in hebru ? mixing the two religion in pray has no sens for me

[@sb-vu2bo]

Kyonki yahudi bhi hamari tarha kitab rakhte hai...Allah insab ko taufiq de ameen

[@Hammad-ii7pr]

Nice and i am so gald to saw this video this is better try jewish muslim and christan both are belive one GOD and belive (Abraham) ibrahim religion....

[@kotraaziz8073]

JEWISH COMMUNITY OUR BELOVED BROTHER WE WELCOME ALLAH HU AKBAR

[@rizvif]

Wow Brother Avi, I find you hear commenting lol

[@hinnazayn]

@billyasik Totally agree. Great effort by IMC, but I'm not sure wether they are truly 'sunni.'...

[@majidamd2375]

Shalom all I Love Jews I Love Torah .

[@ibraheemshahkakakhel2940]

Juwish Muslim Christian unity long live these 3 faiths is brothers sisters and the one Allah god prayer Abrahamic Faith

[@foyz725]

Gys plz don't get me wrong do u gys know Judaism asked our prophet that "Why don't you Muslims pray with us and we Jews will pray with you" but our prophet sayd "No". But we all know that religion are many but crater is one and we also know that we are all childrens of Adam and Hawa ( Peace be upon them.)

[@majidbhat7903]

In islam we are not instructed to celebrate shabbat and even jews can't do the same. But Jews can fast and offer prayer in masjid.

[@MrBigboss20011]

@ilovealsaboor after prophet declared him self as a messenger of God some Christians scholars came to him from out side Madeena ,he allowed them to sleep eat and pray in his massjid

[@shaikhmoin6856]

Allah karim allah sabko hidayat de

[@mdmehraz4559]

Aiv balser right

[@fbezza]

When prophet Muhammad peace be upon him appeared, Samaritans "shomronim" came to him from Yemen to see the prophetic sign between his shoulders, then they believed and asked Muhammad for a protection decree which he granted to them. That decree exists today in possession of the highest Samaritan Rabbi !!

[@rashidsyed7308]

Then why Pakistan don't give stay with people in Israel because in passport the Pakistan republic write allowed with all countries but can't Israel?

[@jarijaridewa]

Because some Islam countries (also Indonesia, my country) against ISRAEL STATE. Please remember, Israel or Hebrew is NATION. Jewish is RACE. Judaism is religion. What we against is ISRAEL STATE, not Israel as nation and jewish as race.

[@MN-po4cg]

Its request from Muslim and jewish brothers to send me 200 dollor for helping me.i am so poor .

[@hinnazayn]

@InIJah I totally understand ya :) But unfortunetly it's not as simple as you are presenting it...

[@billyasik]

~0:42 I see a Jew doing Muslim Prayer (The Shalat). And you said in the Description : "At this very event Jews prayed with Muslims and Muslims took part in Havdalal Service". Look, im a muslim myself, and i dont hate Jews as long as they respect Religion differences. But Prophet Muhammad doesn't allow people from other religion to pray together with muslims unless that person has become a muslim. And we shall not do anything with them in order to worship THEIR God. (Surah Al-Kafirun)

[@amalahmed1224]

billyasik . you are perfectly mistaken the surah al- kafrun discribe about the truth deniers not the believing isrealites. those who deny what is truth they are the truth deniers.the jewish brothers and sisters are childrens of isreal also they believe in one and only creator of everything same like the quran says . they are not truth deniers nor evil people. so for them shall rewarded the paradise.

[@mohseenahmed6958]

Unity of two religion

[@syedjafferimam5789]

Let's add Christians to this group and make a nation of Ibrahimians. Wohooooo that would be super cool.

[@mirfanshaikh8481]

Hum Insan ek aadam our Mai huwa ke aulad hai. Sab Kai miljulkar rage .ye hi allha chahata hai. Aamin

[@imranmunir9550]

Feel happy when saw this report

[@tauqiralam2796]

mai to smjhti hu yhudio Ko Islam Ko smjhana Bhut zroori hai kiuki Deen to sirf or sirf islam hi hai ha mslehtan unke festival me Shamil hoskte hai

[@tauqiralam2796]

kiuki bher hal Jews idol worship nhi krte ek hi ilah mante h phir neyat Allah behtr Janta hai idol worship krne walo k saath unki trh krne me ek Muslim krega to kharij e iman hojaega

[@rizvif]

Rabbi Avi, is 100% right...the Jews worship the same God that gave the Muslims the Quran. This is the SAME God that gave the Jews the Torah. Now you are telling me this God wouldn't want one of the son's of Abraham to worship next to his cousin?? I don't think so. God is not so hateful...at least not the God I know.

[@idreesmohamed6995]

THATS THE WAU SHOULD BEE UNITADE ... WE WLL HUMAN BEING WE ARE BROTHER AND SISTER ,,, REGARDLESS OF RACE AND RELIGION ..... JESUS , MOSES AND MOHAMMAD IS ONE .... WE ARE ALL BROTHER AND SISTER...

[@hasanullalhasansaff4524]

Jews muslims belive in "one God"❤️

[@yudhiarianto7848]

Politic poisoning us to be hate each either.

[@ParvezKhan-ug4jb]

Yes bro love from India

[@mumtazshakeel_28]

Jews r ahl e kitab,christian ate ahl e kitab, this our religious brother we must respect each other.

[@afaqahmedmir3757]

Long live Jews Muslims brotherhood

[@billyasik]

@ranel63 : So Our God is their God and their God is Our God ? Do you have ANY idea what Tauhid means ???? You said that Christians and Jews God is also our God ? So you say ITS OKAY TO PUT ALLAH TOGETHER WITH "FATHER", "SON" AND "HOLY SPIRIT" ? Wow ... Do you even READ Qur'an ? Do you ever read the TRANSLATION of Al-Ikhlas ? God of Abraham ? Yes. But human manipulation to original religion given to Moses and Isa had changed the true Monotheism concept in it.

[@hinnazayn]

@InIJah ;)

[@nasimagul6726]

First of all we should respect to all humainity bckz we are all the off spring of Adam and Eve

[@zeshanghafoor6046]

Muslim should never celebrate jews events, you should read the translation of surah Al-Kafiron in chapter 30 to clear your thinking.

[@zaffar5645]

One community will seriously need analgesic after watching this. It would be good to see Christians joining us to strengthen our belief in the One True God and His one message and find a common ground. And damn those false nude gods and goddesses.

[@seyedgoulam1212]

Jews and Muslim Christian Hindu all my brothers

[@mr.a8510]

Allah ne in yahudio pe lanat mari he pushto tar pushto.. aur fasad fehlaye he aur fasad fehlate rahenge... qayamat tak musalman b yahudio ka tara kai parts be batenge aur wo yahudi aur nasara ke rasto pe jana pasand karenge.. aur une dosto me payenge aur unki rehnumai karenge. Aur wo sab jahannom me jayenge. Lekin un parts me bas ek aisa part hoga jo jannat me jayega wo log pyare rasool s.a.w aur unke sahabio ke rasto me chalne walo me se honge.. fakhr he yahudio ko nasario ko dushmano me ghinte he na ki dosto me.. duniya wale kya bolenge aur duniya ko dikane ke liye inse bhai chara karne ki zarorat nai.. bas us habeeb ki rah me chalo jo in sab khatro se agha kiya hua he..

[@iu1435]

Tana0108 Banu . Lekin jo ek Allah ko mante hain aur seedha rasta pakarte hain to kya pareshani hai . Islam isi tarah faila hai . Alhamdulillah

[@Sk.128]

dead pool sahi kaha aapne. Allah ne inke dilo par moohar laga di h. ye wapas nhi aane wale h. Jo yahoodi rasool (s.a.s) ko pareshaa aur digar nabi ko pareshaan karte the. jo rasool (s.a.s) se baaz nhi aae unke saath ittehad ki baat karna bewkoofi h.

[@truebeliever5761]

Yad rahe jo log Christian,Jews,other religion ke bhatke log the vahi Muslman bn gaye he.....All are from Adam alaihi salam(pbuh)....so love each other ❤️

[@aliarif1738]

Muslims have no quarrel with the Jews. The prophet who believes in the remembrance of Prophet Ibrahim in the remembrance of Prophet, is also believed to be in the Prophet's religion. There can be differences between the Jews and the Muslims but there is no conflict because as the streams of different rivers come to an estuary, Triveni (Christian + Muslim + Judaism) makes the example of the same Triveni, which is the great and true religion of the three worlds whose prophet is mentioned in his own book.

[@antony.1574]

Hebrew: YHWH/Heavenly Father Arabic: Allah Same GoD with Differently names. ( Holy Quran 28: 30-31 ) 30. And when Moses had fulfilled the term, and journeyed with his family, he perceived a fire in the direction of the Mount. He said to his family, ‘Wait, I perceive a fire; haply I may bring you some (useful) information therefrom, or a burning brand from the fire that you may warm yourselves. 31.And when he came to it, he was called (by a voice) from the right side of the Valley, in the blessed spot, out of the tree: ‘O Moses, verily I am, I am Allah, the Lord of the worlds. ------------- Holy Bible: Exodus, Chapter 3 2. There the angel of the LORD appeared to him in flames of fire from within a bush. Moses saw that though the bush was on fire it did not burn up. 3. So Moses thought, "I will go over and see this strange sight-why the bush does not burn up." 4. When the LORD saw that he had gone over to look, God called to him from within the bush, "Moses! Moses!" And Moses said, "Here I am." -------------------------

[@race3trailer754]

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