NY Imam: Mohammed's birthday should be national holiday

Examiner ^ | March 6, 2012 | Timothy Whiteman

[NYer]

Muslim cleric Mohd Qayyoom

Muslim cleric Mohd Qayyoom of the Jackson Heights area of Queens, NY is calling for the birth date of Islam's founder to be declared a National Holiday.

The Times-Ledger of Queens, NY has quoted the leader of the Muhammadi Community Center as stating:

"We’ll give the message of peace, we’ll give the message of interfaith harmony."

Qayyom went on to say:

"We want one day, an annual holiday like Christmas."

The imam has spoken out against terrorism and radicalism, much to the disconcertion of many of his fellow Muslims.

[Verginius Rufus]

According to the World Almanac it will be Jan. 24 in 2013, Jan. 13 in 2014, and Jan. 3 in 2015. The next Islamic year begins later in 2015 and they don't show it but Muhammad's birthday would fall again in December (either the 23rd or 24th). It comes 10 or 11 days earlier each year because their year is either 354 or 355 days long.

Shi'ites apparently celebrate his birthday 5 days later than Sunnis do.

[Made In The USA]

They should have a day set aside to thank the civilized world for having the restraint (so far) to not militarily deal with them as we probably should have decades ago.

They should set aside a day to thank America for letting them practice their vioent theology within our borders.

They should set aside a day to apologize for their horrific treatment to their own people, to Christians, to Women, etc. Those who fail to speak out or attempt to stop their fellow muslims should similarly apologize.

[tet68]

their own “national holiday”!!

Spring break.
Holiday break.

Break Mohammed day?