The 13th annual West Coast Muslim-Catholic Dialogue continued its study of sacred texts with presentations on the prophets Hud and Habbakuk as well as a joint discussion on the qualities of the believer in Islam and Catholicism. The meeting was held at the Center for Spiritual Development in Orange, California on May 22-23. Bishop Carlos Sevilla, S.J., retired bishop of Yakima, Washington, and Imam Muzammil H. Siddiqi, Ph.D., of the Islamic Society of Orange County, presided.<\/p>\n
Siddiqi lectured on the life and message of the prophet Hud in the Islamic tradition. Siddiqi identified this prophet from the third millennium before the birth of Christ as living a few generations after Noah and hailing from a wealthy tribe of Ad in southern Arabia. Muslim tradition teaches that he was a model of uprightness and was chosen by God to warn the people of Ad to turn away from their descent into immorality. Having failed to listen to this prophet, their city was destroyed and passed into legend until 1992 when archaeologists discovered a city buried in the sands of southern Arabia that perfectly corresponded to the description of Ad in the Qur\u2019an.<\/p>\n
Siddiqi noted that \u201cthe refusal of the people to listen to Hud\u2019s warnings led to a catastrophe, which the Qur\u2019an refers to as \u2018the inevitable hour\u2019 awaiting civilizations that stray from the ways of truth and justice.\u201d The prophet Hud is esteemed by Muslims today as a prototype \u201cfor prophetic messages and guidance for all times to come. Hud gives hope that justice will prevail over oppression.\u201d<\/p>\n
Father Alexei Smith lectured on the prophet Habbakuk in the Catholic tradition. In the manner of Hud, Smith contended, Habbakuk emerges in history at a time of considerable stress between God and the people of Israel. The message conveyed to believers across the centuries is that God\u2019s truth takes time to unfold even in the midst of appalling evil. What is required is patience, which produces endurance and increases faithfulness and utter dependence on God. Father Smith acknowledged that while \u201cit is difficult for one to accept this teaching, and difficult as well for pastors and religious leaders to counsel patience in the midst of immediate suffering,\u201d enduring evil, according to Habbakuk, can be turned into an opportunity for faithful witness to the saving power of God.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
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