Abdul-Rasheed Muhammad — Serving Country, Serving Allah

On Being with Krista Tippett

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4.7 • 10.2K Ratings

🗓️ 26 May 2005

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Summary

There are an estimated 4,000 Muslim soldiers in the U.S. military, though some counts place that number much higher. We’ll speak with the first Muslim imam in the US Army Chaplaincy — Major Abdul-Rasheed Muhammad — about Iraq, faith, and military service.

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0:00.0	Speaking of faith is supported by faith and values media,
0:03.4	producers of The Four Chaplains,
0:05.6	Sacrifice at C, available on DVD.
0:09.1	Support is also provided by the Pew Charitable Trusts,
0:12.3	investing in ideas, returning results,
0:15.0	PewTrusts.com,
0:17.1	the Corporation for Public Broadcasting,
0:19.4	and the John Templeton Foundation.
0:21.9	I'm Krista Tippett.
0:23.4	My guest today led Islamic prayers at the Pentagon
0:26.9	in the weeks following 9-11,
0:28.9	and on active duty in Iraq,
0:30.8	he helped to renovate a mosque.
0:33.0	Today, to honor Memorial Day,
0:35.1	we'll speak in depth with major Abdul Rashid Muhammad,
0:38.5	who was the first Muslim chaplain in the U.S. Army.
0:43.7	From American public media,
0:45.4	this is speaking of faith,
0:47.0	public radio's conversation about belief, meaning,
0:50.3	ethics, and ideas.
0:57.9	Abdul Rashid Muhammad grew up in Buffalo, New York,
1:01.9	surrounded by Methodists and Baptists.
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