Sundown at The Grand Mosque

“Islam appears to me like a perfect work of architecture. All its parts are harmoniously conceived to complement and support each other; nothing is superfluous and nothing lacking; and the result is a structure of absolute balance and solid composure.” -Muhammad Asad

My throat constricted when we reached the Grand Mosque—the largest one in the Philippines—during our Cotabato trip. No matter how many books I’ve come across on Islam, seeing a testament to what it stands for up close eclipses everything I’ve read about this religion in the past.

I guess when you love to read, are blessed with open minded parents, and have friends who continue to view the world with child like wonder…you are bound to learn that there is virtue in diversity. I’m a Catholic, and I have respect for Islam. I’d like to believe that if we tried fervently enough, Christians and Muslims can co-exist in diversity someday, without being divided.

Brave the waves,

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  2. teesh-oh said: Wow, I seriously thought this wasn’t shot locally. And Muslims and Christians can coexist. :) I live in an area where there is a Muslim community, I see and interact with them almost everyday. We have Muslim carinderias here, and street food. :p
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