{"id":96751,"date":"2023-09-22T19:48:24","date_gmt":"2023-09-22T16:48:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/?p=96751"},"modified":"2023-09-22T19:48:28","modified_gmt":"2023-09-22T16:48:28","slug":"shia-woman-establishes-islamic-association-husseiniya-in-us-city-of-seattle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/uncategorized\/96751-shia-woman-establishes-islamic-association-husseiniya-in-us-city-of-seattle\/","title":{"rendered":"Shia woman establishes Islamic association, husseiniya in US city of Seattle"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Zahra al-Obeidi, an Iraqi-Pakistani Shia Muslim living in the US state of Washington, has successfully founded a religious association and Husseiniyah in Seattle to hold the Holy Husseini rituals with the community members in the city.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a statement published on the Husseiniyah&#8217;s official website, al-Obeidi said that &#8220;The establishment of such an association stems from the need to unite our efforts and our religious, cultural and social presence as Shia Muslims within the American society.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Al-Obaidi explained that &#8220;the American Islamic Association was founded in the year (2018) by four people only; with the aim of building a community center that meets the spiritual, cultural and social needs of Shia Muslims, as well as a source for non-Muslims who want to learn about Islam,&#8221; indicating that &#8220;one of the main goals of the association is to educate the western public on the issue of Imam Hussein, peace be upon him.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She added that &#8220;In 2019, the Association purchased a new piece of land with an area of (5.5 acres) was purchased in 2019, as the number of the Association members is now 250,&#8221; adding that &#8220;our main goal is to be an ideal community that pleases Allah Almighty and His messenger, peace be upon him and his family.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She concluded her statement saying: &#8220;The Association sent two Christian pastors to the holy city of Karbala to participate in the Holy Arbaeen and to experience its spiritual atmosphere; namely, Pastor John Shek from the Presbyterian Church, who visited Karbala in 2018, and the director of the North Lake Lutheran Church last year (2022).&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/09\/photo_\u0662\u0660\u0662\u0663-\u0660\u0669-\u0662\u0661_\u0661\u0661-\u0660\u0664-\u0660\u0669-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-96752\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/09\/photo_\u0662\u0660\u0662\u0663-\u0660\u0669-\u0662\u0661_\u0661\u0661-\u0660\u0664-\u0660\u0669-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/09\/photo_\u0662\u0660\u0662\u0663-\u0660\u0669-\u0662\u0661_\u0661\u0661-\u0660\u0664-\u0660\u0669-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/09\/photo_\u0662\u0660\u0662\u0663-\u0660\u0669-\u0662\u0661_\u0661\u0661-\u0660\u0664-\u0660\u0669-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/09\/photo_\u0662\u0660\u0662\u0663-\u0660\u0669-\u0662\u0661_\u0661\u0661-\u0660\u0664-\u0660\u0669.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Zahra al-Obeidi, an Iraqi-Pakistani Shia Muslim living in the US state of Washington, has successfully founded a religious association and Husseiniyah in Seattle to hold the Holy Husseini rituals with the community members in the city. 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