Author: IONA Masjid

IONA in the News Imam Steve Mustafa Elturk of Troy greets community members during Eid in 2020. Photo courtesy Steve Mustafa ElturkIslamic belief balances on five pillars; faith, prayer, alms, fasting and pilgrimage. These pillars hold up the holiday month of Ramadan.Following the Hijri — the Islamic calendar, based on the lunar cycle — Ramadan…

IONA in the News DETROIT – We are entering some of the holiest days on the calendar for some of the world’s major faiths.A Baptist minister, an Episcopalian Bishop, an Islamic Imam and Muslim social activist, the Catholic Chairman and President at InterFaith Leadership Council of Metropolitan Detroit, a practicing Sikh, and a Jewish Rabbi…

IONA in the News “What does the Lord require of you but to do justice, to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God?” Micah 6:8″O you who believe, be just, witnesses for G-d, even if it be against yourselves or parents and nearest kin. One may be right or poor, but G-d is…

IONA in the News WARREN — Imam Steve Mustafa Elturk, president of the Islamic Organization of North America, will receive the Robert A. Bruttell Interfaith Leader Award on Feb. 22.Elturk is a leader of Warren’s faith community, where his mosque, the Islamic Organization of North America, is based. He co-chairs the Imams Committee of the…

IONA in the News For the eighth year in a row The InterFaith Leadership Council of Metropolitan Detroit will have its awards and fundraising initiative on Monday, Feb. 22. This year’s virtual event centers on the theme “Divine Belonging in a Divided World.” Each year the council represents three awards to community members who are…

IONA in the News Marygrove College President Elizabeth Burns and several speakers and VIPs cut a ribbon at a presentation Jan. 4 to commemorate the Detroit college’s transition to a graduate study institution.Photo by Sean Work Imam Steve Mustapha Elturk of the Islamic Organization of North America in Warren. File photo

IONA in the News Imam Steve Mustafa Elturk Influential Islamic faith leader Imam Steve Mustafa Elturk will be honored for his efforts to connect all faith groups by the InterFaith Leadership Council in its virtual awards ceremony Feb. 22.Elturk, the president of the Islamic Organization of North America (IONA) Warren location, will be honored along…

IONA in the News Metro Detroit Muslim leaders condemned Thursday the terrorist attack on a French satirical publication that killed 12 people in Paris and worried about possible retribution against Muslims here and in other countries.“The event is disgusting. We send our condolences to our friends and those who lost loved ones,” said Dawud Walid,…