{"id":53741,"date":"2017-06-16T05:03:57","date_gmt":"2017-06-16T05:03:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/malankaraorthodox.tv\/?p=53741"},"modified":"2017-06-16T05:04:17","modified_gmt":"2017-06-16T05:04:17","slug":"uae-mosque-renamed-mary-the-mother-of-jesus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/malankaraorthodox.tv\/?p=53741","title":{"rendered":"UAE mosque renamed \u2018Mary, the mother of Jesus\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/malankaraorthodox.tv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/uae_mosque.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-53742\" src=\"http:\/\/malankaraorthodox.tv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/uae_mosque-300x171.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"171\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malankaraorthodox.tv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/uae_mosque-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/malankaraorthodox.tv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/uae_mosque-70x40.jpg 70w, https:\/\/malankaraorthodox.tv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/uae_mosque.jpg 648w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"clearfix\">UAE mosque renamed \u2018Mary, the mother of Jesus\u2019<\/h3>\n<h1>Abu Dhabi crown prince says mosque was renamed &#8216;to consolidate bonds of humanity between followers of different religions&#8217;.<\/h1>\n<h1>PETALING JAYA: The Shaikh Mohammad Bin Zayed mosque in Al Mushrif, a district in Abu Dhabi, UAE, was on Wednesday renamed \u201cMariam, Umm Eisa\u201d, which is the Arabic name for \u201cMary, the mother of Jesus\u201d.<\/h1>\n<h1>Abu Dhabi Crown Prince and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces Shaikh Mohammad Bin Zayed Al Nahyan ordered the renaming of the mosque \u201cto consolidate bonds of humanity between followers of different religions\u201d, the Gulf News reported.<\/h1>\n<h1>Minister of State for Tolerance Shaikha Lubna Al Qasimi thanked Shaikh Mohammad for his \u201cwise directives in carrying out this initiative that set a shining example, and a beautiful image of the tolerance and coexistence enjoyed by the UAE\u201d, according to media reports.<\/h1>\n<h1>Andrew Thompson, a senior chaplain at St Andrew\u2019s Church just steps away from the mosque, was quoted as saying: \u201cWe are delighted that we are celebrating something that we have in common between both our faiths.<\/h1>\n<h1>\u201cMary, as the mother of Jesus, is, of course, a holy, special figure in our communities. She is a woman who symbolises obedience to God.<\/h1>\n<h1>\u201cWe look forward to growing in deeper understanding with our neighbours, and we celebrate with them the new name of the mosque,\u201d Thompson said.<\/h1>\n<h1>The UAE continues to set the pace in the region for peaceful coexistence and cooperation, said Jeramie Rinne, senior pastor of the Evangelical Community Church in Abu Dhabi.<\/h1>\n<h1>\u201cWe are very encouraged and feel blessed to be a part of this nation,\u201d he said.<\/h1>\n<h1>Recently, a church in Al Ain was said to have opened its doors for Maghrib prayers to over 200 Asian Muslim workers by laying down carpets on the wooden floor of the church.<\/h1>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.freemalaysiatoday.com\/category\/world\/2017\/06\/15\/uae-mosque-renamed-mary-the-mother-of-jesus\/\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; UAE mosque renamed \u2018Mary, the mother of Jesus\u2019 Abu Dhabi crown prince says mosque was renamed &#8216;to consolidate bonds of humanity between followers of different religions&#8217;. 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