Mantle of Mercy: Islamic Chaplaincy in North America
About The Book
This engaging collection presents thirty essays by Muslim chaplains reflecting on their experiences as spiritual caregivers. Through their first-hand accounts, they impart how they skillfully apply the mercy and compassion of the Prophet Muhammad to the people in their care. They also share how their faith informs their service, how they navigate the obstacles of a predominantly Christian profession, and how they administer to the spiritual needs of people of different faiths or of no faith at all.
Working in a variety of settings—including hospitals, prisons, universities, and the armed forces—Muslim chaplains encounter unique challenges on a daily basis, requiring them to call upon the resources of their Islamic faith with wisdom and tenderness. The contributors to this volume explore these circumstances vividly and honestly. Their personal stories are instructive of how Islamic principles can be employed with spiritual insight to bring strength and comfort to the sick and suffering.
Table of Contents
Note on Conventions / xiii
Foreword by Dr. Ingrid Mattson / xv
1. Editors’ Introduction / 3
Muhammad A. Ali, Omer Bajwa, Sondos Kholaki, and Jaye Starr
2.A Source of Strength / 15
Ibrahim J. Long
3. The Jihad of Self-Realization and Human Growth in Clinical Pastoral Education / 21
Jawad A. Bayat
4. Finding My Path / 29
Kaiser Aslam
5. Pastoral Care as an Islamic Tradition and Practice / 37
Bilal W. Ansari
6. A Theology of Spiritual Care Inspired by Allah’s Attributes / 44
Ali R. Candir
7. Su-Shi: Bridging the Intrafaith Divide / 53
Muhammad A. Ali
8. Centering Identities in the Divine /61
Amira Quraishi and Ailya Vajid
9. From Banana Leaves / 70
Samsiah Abdul-Majid
10. Mapping the Landscape of Muslim Chaplaincy in Higher Education / 79
Khalil Abdur-Rashid
11. Open Door, Open Heart / 85
Omer Bajwa
12.Islam at “Alcatraz of the Rockies” / 92
Fiazuddin Shuayb
13. Out of Necessity and of Love / 101
El-Farouk Khaki
14. A Chaplain’s Call for Pastoral Care in the Masjid / 112
Joshua Salaam
15. “Hurt People Hurt People” / 118
Lauren Schreiber
16. An Immigrant’s Journey to Chaplaincy / 126
Mustafa Boz
17. Chaplains: A Voice for the Alienated / 133
Ryan Carter
18. Islamic Chaplaincy and Black Muslim College Students / 142
Nisa Muhammad
19. And Then We Were One Before The One / 150
Taqwa Surapati
20. Drawing from the Five Pillars: A Chaplain’s Guide to Providing Deeper Spiritual Care / 158
Sondos Kholaki
21. Duʿâ: The Heart of Chaplaincy / 167
Khalid Latif
22.Sister Padres: Canada’s First Female Muslim Military Chaplains / 170
Barbara Lois Helms and Serap Bulsen
23. Paradise Beneath Her Feet: Chaplaincy in Birthing Spaces / 178
Jaye Starr
24. Oh Allah, Thank You for Your Service / 186
Jamal Bey
25. The Kinder Garden: Circles of Remembrance / 191
Kamau M. Ayubbi
26. Mercy to Self: Preserving the Gift of Empathy in Life’s Winters / 196
Tricia Pethic
27. What I Learn from the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم About Death and Dying / 202
Sohaib N. Sultan
28. Lasting Grief in Hospice: Reflections of a Shiʿa Muslim Chaplain / 208
Sameer Ali
29. An Islamic Theology of Pastoral Care / 216
Rabia Terri Harris
30. Skipping Stones / 224
Azleena Salleh Azhar
31. Ziyara Spiritual Care: International Effort for Spiritual Support and Human Connection / 233
Kamal Abu-Shamsieh, with Sakinah Alhabshi and Taqwa Surapati
32.Epilogue: We Are Not Competitors, We Are Companions / 242
Sohaib N. Sultan
Acknowledgments / 245
Index / 247
About The Editors
Omer Bajwa holds a GC in Islamic Chaplaincy from Hartford Seminary and an MA in Near Eastern Studies with Islamic Studies concentration from Cornell University. He serves as a chaplain at Yale University and was a founding board member of the Association of Muslim Chaplains.
Sondos Kholaki completed her MDiv in Islamic Chaplaincy at Bayan Islamic Graduate School and serves as a board certified healthcare and community chaplain and is vice president of healthcare chaplains for the Association of Muslim Chaplains.
Jaye Starr is a graduate of Hartford Seminary’s Islamic Chaplaincy Program, an aspiring healthcare chaplain, and membership chair of the Association of Muslim Chaplains.
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About The Book
This engaging collection presents thirty essays by Muslim chaplains reflecting on their experiences as spiritual caregivers. Through their first-hand accounts, they impart how they skillfully apply the mercy and compassion of the Prophet Muhammad to the people in their care. They also share how their faith informs their service, how they navigate the obstacles of a predominantly Christian profession, and how they administer to the spiritual needs of people of different faiths or of no faith at all.
Working in a variety of settings—including hospitals, prisons, universities, and the armed forces—Muslim chaplains encounter unique challenges on a daily basis, requiring them to call upon the resources of their Islamic faith with wisdom and tenderness. The contributors to this volume explore these circumstances vividly and honestly. Their personal stories are instructive of how Islamic principles can be employed with spiritual insight to bring strength and comfort to the sick and suffering.
Table of Contents
Note on Conventions / xiii
Foreword by Dr. Ingrid Mattson / xv
1. Editors’ Introduction / 3
Muhammad A. Ali, Omer Bajwa, Sondos Kholaki, and Jaye Starr
2.A Source of Strength / 15
Ibrahim J. Long
3. The Jihad of Self-Realization and Human Growth in Clinical Pastoral Education / 21
Jawad A. Bayat
4. Finding My Path / 29
Kaiser Aslam
5. Pastoral Care as an Islamic Tradition and Practice / 37
Bilal W. Ansari
6. A Theology of Spiritual Care Inspired by Allah’s Attributes / 44
Ali R. Candir
7. Su-Shi: Bridging the Intrafaith Divide / 53
Muhammad A. Ali
8. Centering Identities in the Divine /61
Amira Quraishi and Ailya Vajid
9. From Banana Leaves / 70
Samsiah Abdul-Majid
10. Mapping the Landscape of Muslim Chaplaincy in Higher Education / 79
Khalil Abdur-Rashid
11. Open Door, Open Heart / 85
Omer Bajwa
12.Islam at “Alcatraz of the Rockies” / 92
Fiazuddin Shuayb
13. Out of Necessity and of Love / 101
El-Farouk Khaki
14. A Chaplain’s Call for Pastoral Care in the Masjid / 112
Joshua Salaam
15. “Hurt People Hurt People” / 118
Lauren Schreiber
16. An Immigrant’s Journey to Chaplaincy / 126
Mustafa Boz
17. Chaplains: A Voice for the Alienated / 133
Ryan Carter
18. Islamic Chaplaincy and Black Muslim College Students / 142
Nisa Muhammad
19. And Then We Were One Before The One / 150
Taqwa Surapati
20. Drawing from the Five Pillars: A Chaplain’s Guide to Providing Deeper Spiritual Care / 158
Sondos Kholaki
21. Duʿâ: The Heart of Chaplaincy / 167
Khalid Latif
22.Sister Padres: Canada’s First Female Muslim Military Chaplains / 170
Barbara Lois Helms and Serap Bulsen
23. Paradise Beneath Her Feet: Chaplaincy in Birthing Spaces / 178
Jaye Starr
24. Oh Allah, Thank You for Your Service / 186
Jamal Bey
25. The Kinder Garden: Circles of Remembrance / 191
Kamau M. Ayubbi
26. Mercy to Self: Preserving the Gift of Empathy in Life’s Winters / 196
Tricia Pethic
27. What I Learn from the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم About Death and Dying / 202
Sohaib N. Sultan
28. Lasting Grief in Hospice: Reflections of a Shiʿa Muslim Chaplain / 208
Sameer Ali
29. An Islamic Theology of Pastoral Care / 216
Rabia Terri Harris
30. Skipping Stones / 224
Azleena Salleh Azhar
31. Ziyara Spiritual Care: International Effort for Spiritual Support and Human Connection / 233
Kamal Abu-Shamsieh, with Sakinah Alhabshi and Taqwa Surapati
32.Epilogue: We Are Not Competitors, We Are Companions / 242
Sohaib N. Sultan
Acknowledgments / 245
Index / 247
About The Editors
Omer Bajwa holds a GC in Islamic Chaplaincy from Hartford Seminary and an MA in Near Eastern Studies with Islamic Studies concentration from Cornell University. He serves as a chaplain at Yale University and was a founding board member of the Association of Muslim Chaplains.
Sondos Kholaki completed her MDiv in Islamic Chaplaincy at Bayan Islamic Graduate School and serves as a board certified healthcare and community chaplain and is vice president of healthcare chaplains for the Association of Muslim Chaplains.
Jaye Starr is a graduate of Hartford Seminary’s Islamic Chaplaincy Program, an aspiring healthcare chaplain, and membership chair of the Association of Muslim Chaplains.
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About The Book
This engaging collection presents thirty essays by Muslim chaplains reflecting on their experiences as spiritual caregivers. Through their first-hand accounts, they impart how they skillfully apply the mercy and compassion of the Prophet Muhammad to the people in their care. They also share how their faith informs their service, how they navigate the obstacles of a predominantly Christian profession, and how they administer to the spiritual needs of people of different faiths or of no faith at all.
Working in a variety of settings—including hospitals, prisons, universities, and the armed forces—Muslim chaplains encounter unique challenges on a daily basis, requiring them to call upon the resources of their Islamic faith with wisdom and tenderness. The contributors to this volume explore these circumstances vividly and honestly. Their personal stories are instructive of how Islamic principles can be employed with spiritual insight to bring strength and comfort to the sick and suffering.
Table of Contents
Note on Conventions / xiii
Foreword by Dr. Ingrid Mattson / xv
1. Editors’ Introduction / 3
Muhammad A. Ali, Omer Bajwa, Sondos Kholaki, and Jaye Starr
2.A Source of Strength / 15
Ibrahim J. Long
3. The Jihad of Self-Realization and Human Growth in Clinical Pastoral Education / 21
Jawad A. Bayat
4. Finding My Path / 29
Kaiser Aslam
5. Pastoral Care as an Islamic Tradition and Practice / 37
Bilal W. Ansari
6. A Theology of Spiritual Care Inspired by Allah’s Attributes / 44
Ali R. Candir
7. Su-Shi: Bridging the Intrafaith Divide / 53
Muhammad A. Ali
8. Centering Identities in the Divine /61
Amira Quraishi and Ailya Vajid
9. From Banana Leaves / 70
Samsiah Abdul-Majid
10. Mapping the Landscape of Muslim Chaplaincy in Higher Education / 79
Khalil Abdur-Rashid
11. Open Door, Open Heart / 85
Omer Bajwa
12.Islam at “Alcatraz of the Rockies” / 92
Fiazuddin Shuayb
13. Out of Necessity and of Love / 101
El-Farouk Khaki
14. A Chaplain’s Call for Pastoral Care in the Masjid / 112
Joshua Salaam
15. “Hurt People Hurt People” / 118
Lauren Schreiber
16. An Immigrant’s Journey to Chaplaincy / 126
Mustafa Boz
17. Chaplains: A Voice for the Alienated / 133
Ryan Carter
18. Islamic Chaplaincy and Black Muslim College Students / 142
Nisa Muhammad
19. And Then We Were One Before The One / 150
Taqwa Surapati
20. Drawing from the Five Pillars: A Chaplain’s Guide to Providing Deeper Spiritual Care / 158
Sondos Kholaki
21. Duʿâ: The Heart of Chaplaincy / 167
Khalid Latif
22.Sister Padres: Canada’s First Female Muslim Military Chaplains / 170
Barbara Lois Helms and Serap Bulsen
23. Paradise Beneath Her Feet: Chaplaincy in Birthing Spaces / 178
Jaye Starr
24. Oh Allah, Thank You for Your Service / 186
Jamal Bey
25. The Kinder Garden: Circles of Remembrance / 191
Kamau M. Ayubbi
26. Mercy to Self: Preserving the Gift of Empathy in Life’s Winters / 196
Tricia Pethic
27. What I Learn from the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم About Death and Dying / 202
Sohaib N. Sultan
28. Lasting Grief in Hospice: Reflections of a Shiʿa Muslim Chaplain / 208
Sameer Ali
29. An Islamic Theology of Pastoral Care / 216
Rabia Terri Harris
30. Skipping Stones / 224
Azleena Salleh Azhar
31. Ziyara Spiritual Care: International Effort for Spiritual Support and Human Connection / 233
Kamal Abu-Shamsieh, with Sakinah Alhabshi and Taqwa Surapati
32.Epilogue: We Are Not Competitors, We Are Companions / 242
Sohaib N. Sultan
Acknowledgments / 245
Index / 247
About The Editors
Omer Bajwa holds a GC in Islamic Chaplaincy from Hartford Seminary and an MA in Near Eastern Studies with Islamic Studies concentration from Cornell University. He serves as a chaplain at Yale University and was a founding board member of the Association of Muslim Chaplains.
Sondos Kholaki completed her MDiv in Islamic Chaplaincy at Bayan Islamic Graduate School and serves as a board certified healthcare and community chaplain and is vice president of healthcare chaplains for the Association of Muslim Chaplains.
Jaye Starr is a graduate of Hartford Seminary’s Islamic Chaplaincy Program, an aspiring healthcare chaplain, and membership chair of the Association of Muslim Chaplains.
