Lectures By Dr Shomali

Thursday night event in Loppiano—June 27, 2019 Introduction by Luce: Dr. Mohammad Shomali is the director of the Islamic Center of England and the International Institute of Islamic Studies in Qum, Iran. He has many titles; I won’t mention all of them; but what strikes us the most is that he is at the vanguard of interreligious dialogue with the Christian world. As you understood, he is a great friend and brother of the Focolare movement. In fact, as Mahnaz said, we began this journey of dialogue and we feel with him and with the entire group a very deep unity, as he himself says, “Among us there is no longer dialogue; we are already in unity to bear witness to the world God.” Dr Shomali: In the Name of God Good evening. I am very happy to be here. God is manifest everywhere and in everything I am deeply grateful to God for showing Himself to us in each of our lives. But I want to especially thank God for showing Himself in our relations. In Islamic tradition, we believe that everything is a sign and