We are grateful to all who attended our annual Eid al-Adha dinner in celebration of the Sacrifice of the Prophet Abraham and the end of the Hajj.
The Scottish Ahlul Bayt Society, as a body committed to enhancing relations across people of faith and no-faith in Scotland, has been committed to holding an Eid Dinner annually to sustain and strengthen the bonds of friendship and fellowship between us, as Muslims, and esteemed members of Scotland’s faith families by sharing in a meal to mark an auspicious Islamic festival.
We were honoured to have heard from the following esteemed guests of the evening: Ash Denham MSP, on behalf of the First Minister; the Rt Rev Colin Sinclair, Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland; His Grace Archbishop Leo Cushley; the Most Reverend Mark Strange Primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church; and Rev David Pickering, Moderator of the National Synod of Scotland. The keynote speech was given via recording by Mother Audrey Kitagawa, Chair of the Parliament of the World’s Religions.
The evening was wonderful, and we are appreciative of the support given by all in their contribution to our shared humanitarian mission.
Our special thanks extend to the Macdonald Holyrood Hotel for their kind services.
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His Grace The Most Reverend Leo William Cushley, Archbishop and Metropolitan of St Andrews & Edinburgh, The Right Reverend Colin Sinclair, Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, Imam Sayed Ali Abass Razawi, The Most Reverend Mark Strange, Bishop of Moray, Ross and Caithness and Primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church and the Reverend Dr David A Pickering Moderator, The National Synod of Scotland, United Reformed Church
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- Syed Muhammad Suqlain Shah, Chairman Dar-ul-Ehsan Scotland
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- Ash Denham MSP, representing the First Minister in her capacity as the Minister for Community Safety for the The Scottish Parliament
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- The Reverend Dr David A Pickering Moderator, The National Synod of Scotland, United Reformed Church
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- Shabir Beg, Chairman Scottish Ahlul Bayt Society, Craig Wilson, Big Hearts Community Trust and Caryn Kerr, Big Hearts Community Trust
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Mrs Whyte, the Very Reverend Dr Russel Barr, Former Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, Shabir Beg, Chairman Scottish Ahlul Bayt Society, the Reverend Dr George Whyte, Principal Clerk of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, Craig Wilson, Big Hearts Community Trust and Caryn Kerr, Big Hearts Community Trust
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- Provost Helen Moonie, Provost of South Ayrshire Council, Shabir Beg, Chairman Scottish Ahlul Bayt Society, Provost Alan Brown, East Dunbartonshire Council and Provost Ian Clarkson, Provost of North Ayrshire Council
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- Shabir Beg, Chairman Scottish Ahlul Bayt Society, Jennifer Wilson, Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service, Provost Helen Moonie, Provost of South Ayrshire Council, Provost Alan Brown, Provost of East Dunbartonshire Council and Frances Steel, Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service
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- Gary Gibson, Rangers Soccer Schools Manager, Connal Cochrane, Director Rangers Charity Foundation, Rhona Ballie, Chief Executive, The Prince & Princess of Wales Hospice
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- Shabir Beg, Chairman Scottish Ahlul Bayt Society with Lieutenant General Sir Alistair Stuart Hastings Irwin, KCB CBE and the President of Royal British Legion Scotland
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- David Withington, Dr Maureen Sier, Director of Interfaith Scotland and Nick Sier, Scottish Bahai Community
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- Shabir Beg, Chairman Scottish Ahlul Bayt Society with Sabir Zazai, Chief Executive, Scottish Refugee Council
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- His Grace, the Most Reverend Leo William Cushley, Archbishop and Metropolitan of St Andrews & Edinburgh
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- Ash Denham MSP, representing the First Minister in her capacity as the Minister for Community Safety for the The Scottish Parliament
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- Chief Imam Sayed Ali Abass Razawi, Scottish Ahlul Bayt Society
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- The Right Reverend Colin Sinclair, Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland
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Alister Dutton, Director, SCIAF:Scottish Catholic International Aid Fund, Shabir Beg, Chairman Scottish Ahlul Bayt Societyand Bishop Kevin Pearson, (Argyll and The Isles), the Scottish Episcopal Church
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- Shabir Beg, Chairman Scottish Ahlul Bayt Society, the Reverend Professor Fergusson, Dean of the Chapel Royal and Dean of the Order of the Thistle, Church of Scotland, Craig Wilson, Big Hearts Community Trust and Caryn Kerr, Big Hearts Community Trust
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- The Right Reverend Colin Sinclair, Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland
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- The Most Reverend Mark Strange, Bishop of Moray, Ross and Caithness and Primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church
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- His Grace, the Most Reverend Leo William Cushley, Archbishop and Metropolitan of St Andrews & Edinburgh
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- Ash Denham MSP, representing the First Minister in her capacity as the Minister for Community Safety for the The Scottish Parliament
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- with Sir Jack Stewart-Clark of Dundas Castle
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Mrs Chalmers, the Very Reverend John Chalmers, Former Moderator and Former Principal Clerk of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, Shabir Beg, Chairman Scottish Ahlul Bayt Society, the Reverend Dr George Whyte, Principal Clerk of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, Mrs Whyte, the Right Reverend Colin Sinclair, Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland and Mrs Sinclair
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- Divine Mother Audrey Kitagawa, President/Founder of the International Academy for Transcultural Cooperation, the President of the Light of Awareness International Spiritual Family, and the current Chair of the Parliament of the World’s Religions.
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- Divine Mother Audrey Kitagawa, President/Founder of the International Academy for Transcultural Cooperation, the President of the Light of Awareness International Spiritual Family, and the current Chair of the Parliament of the World’s Religions.
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His Grace The Most Reverend Leo William Cushley, Archbishop and Metropolitan of St Andrews & Edinburgh, The Right Reverend Colin Sinclair, Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, Chief Imam Sayed Ali Abass Razawi, The Most Reverend Mark Strange, Bishop of Moray, Ross and Caithness and Primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church and the Reverend Dr David A Pickering Moderator, The National Synod of Scotland, United Reformed Church
