An event organised jointly by The Matheson Trust and The Woolf Institute,
celebrating the UN World Interfaith Harmony Week.
Recorded at St Edmund’s College, Cambridge, 7 February 2012
Click here to see the programme of this event.
The text of the introductory remarks can be found here.
Introduction
by Josef Meri and Juan Acevedo
Hinduism
Mrs Madhu and Mr Rajni Padia, Indian Community and Culture Association
Gayatri Mantra, followed by some reflections
Buddhism
Richard Potter, Cambridge “Serene Reflection” Soto Zen Meditation Group
“The Scripture of Great Wisdom” (Heart Sutra, English version from Throssel Hole Abbey)
Judaism
Mr Malcolm Gedalla, St Edmund’s College
Shema Yisrael (1st part, Deut. 6:4–9), Genesis 1:1–8, Amos 9:7–15, read and chanted in the Ashkenazi pronunciation.
Christianity
Revd Dr John Kenrick OP and Sr Ann Catherine OP
Attende Domine, O Lumen, Sub Tuum, Salve Regina, sung in Latin.
Islam
Imam Sejad Mekic
Qur’an 1:1–7 (Al-Fatiha) and 25:61–77 (Al-Furqan), recited in Arabic and followed by prayers upon the Prophet.
Concluding Remarks
by Josef Meri and Juan Acevedo
Click here to download – 1:28 minutes (1.4MB)Format: MP3.
The Matheson Trust extends warm thanks to the following institutions for making this event possible:
Indian Community and Culture Association
Cambridge “Serene Reflection” Soto Zen Meditation Group
St Edmund’s College Chaplaincy
Abu Bakr Jamia Mosque, Cambridge
