By Kienan Briscoe
LYNNWOOD, Wash., July 21, 2021 – Hundreds gathered at the Lynnwood Convention Center on July 20th to celebrate the first day of the Islamic celebration of Eid al-Adha, the festival of sacrifice.
As attendees ushered in, dressed in their finest, masks equipped, paper prayer mats were distributed to those who did not bring their own.
After a prayer service, Imam Khalid of Lynnwood Mosque charismatically took the mic to leave the room with five core messages from the Quran.
The five pillars of Islam are the declaration of faith (shahada), prayer (salah), alms-giving (zakat), fasting (sawn), and pilgrimage (hajj).
“Are you willing, starting from today, to take at least ten minutes to speak with Allah with your own heart, to be vulnerable? Those are questions that should be instigated in our hearts and minds. Remember Allah by feeling it, by tasting it, by living it,” Imam Khalid said. “If you are not sure who you are, then have Allah in your heart. Make good relationships with everyone.”
Imam Khalid has been Lynnwood Mosque’s Imam for three years but has been Imam for over 25 years throughout Oregon, Florida, and Seattle. Outside his commitment to his faith, he is also professor of Clinical Mental Health at Antioch University, a field in which he has his Ph.D.
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