Common Word, Common Lord

Common Word, Common Lord

About Hesham A. Hassaballa

Hesham A. Hassaballa is a Chicago doctor and writer. He has written extensively on a freelance basis, being published in newspapers across the country and around the world. This includes the Chicago Tribune, Kansas City Star, Philadelphia Inquirer, the Forward, among many others. He has been a Beliefnet columnist since 2001, and has written for the Religion News Service. He is a contributing writer to altmuslim, the premier Muslim news and commentary website. His articles have been distributed worldwide by Agence Global, and he is also a guest blogger for the Chicago Tribune. In addition, Dr. Hassaballa has appeared as a guest on WTTW (Channel 11) in Chicago, CNN, Fox News, and National Public Radio.

Dr. Hassaballa is co-author of The Beliefnet Guide to Islam (Doubleday), and his essay, “Why I Love the Ten Commandments,” was published in the award-winning book Taking Back Islam (Rodale). His latest book of poetry about the Prophet Muhammad, Noble Brother, has been published by Faithful Word Press.

In 2007, his blog, “God, Faith, and a Pen,” was nominated for a Brass Crescent Award for a blog that is “the most stimulating, insightful, and philosophical, providing the best rebuttals to extremist ideology and making an impact whenever they post.” God, Faith, and a Pen has also received an award for being one of the Top Muslim Blogs for 2010 by Awarding The Web.

In addition to writing, Dr. Hassaballa helped found the Chicago Chapter of the Council on American Islamic Relations and has served on their board of directors. He also co-founded the Bayan H. Hassaballa Charitable Foundation and serves as its Executive Director.

Previous Posts

The Heart of the Matter
In the Name of God, the Compassionate and Infinitely Merciful With so much talk and banter about "Sharia law" and how Muslims in America are trying to supplant the U.S. Constitution with Islamic law, I came across this passage of the Qur'an that is relevant to this silly discussion. Let me say ag

posted 11:49:53pm May. 24, 2012 | read full post »

The Blasphemy of "Anti-Blasphemy" Laws
In the Name of God, the Compassionate and Infinitely Merciful  I first learned about the law - that passed the Kuwaiti parliament - on a ChicagoNow blog post entitled "Kuwait theocracy declares Islam is weak." The law calls for the death penalty for insulting the Prophet Muhammad, his wives or r

posted 2:21:23am May. 18, 2012 | read full post »

Friday Sermon: The Test of the Beautiful
In the Name of God, the Compassionate and Infinitely Merciful  This is the first of several Friday sermons that I have given that I will write up and post here.    The Test of the Beautiful  In the seventh verse of the eighteenth chapter of the Quran, it states: Behold, We have will

posted 3:16:04pm May. 09, 2012 | read full post »

Wow! They Called It "Terrorism"
In the Name of the Compassionate and Infinitely Merciful Precious Beloved On the one year anniversary of the killing of Osama bin Laden, news surfaced of the arrest of 5 men accused of plotting to blow up a bridge over the Cuyahoga river in Ohio. When I heard on the radio that there was "no link

posted 4:02:56am May. 04, 2012 | read full post »

Sharia in Action: Sisters Stepping Up for Children
In the Name of the Compassionate and Infinitely Merciful Precious Beloved There has been so much hysteria, of late, around the issue of Sharia law and its supposed "threat" to the United States. Now that the general election contest is more in focus, the talk of Sharia will only intensify. Yet, a

posted 1:31:37am Apr. 20, 2012 | read full post »


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