Messages of Support

NRS Accounting Services Inc.

80 Hillside Ave Williston Park, NY 11596 Phone: 516-873-0530 Fax: 516-873-7275 Contact: Bashir Kapdi

 A full service accounting firm serving all types of business.  Small Business is our Specialty!  We prepare tax returns for Individuals, Partnerships, Corporations.  We prepare tax returns for Estates and Trusts.  Payroll & Sales Tax forms.  Offers and Compromise.  Proficient in Quick Books and Peachtree.  Assist in your Real Estate and Mortgage needs.  We are the "Friendly" accounting firm.

10 % fee will be donated to Islamic Centre Of Long Island

The Rev. Thomas W. Goodhue Executive Director

Bismillah Arahman Nir Raheem, Assalam Alaikum,

Congratulations to ICLI on this great event--and thanks for all the good work that you do in the community.

The Islamic Center of Long Island is has done an extraordinary job of helping Muslims and nonMuslims to see the light from each other’s lamps, welcoming visitors of other faiths into your worship and sending out your members to help the rest of us to better understand Islam and our Muslim neighbors. My hope and prayer is that we will move from learning about one another to learning from one another.

I have long thought, for example, that Allahu akbar means “God is great.” This, I assumed, was more or less the same as when Christians say, “God is good—all the time.” Recently I learned from James Carroll’s book Jerusalem, Jerusalem that a more accurate translation might be “God is greater, ” greater than any conception we have of our Creator. Now, when I hear Allahu akbar, I am reminded that whatever I think I know about God may not be entirely right. And that, I suspect, is the sort of humility that the Almighty longs for us to have.

May God continue to bless ICLI!

Salaam,

The Rev. Thomas W. Goodhue

1644 Denton Green, Hempstead, New York 11550 (516) 565-0290 407 Osborne Avenue, Riverhead, New York 11901 (631) 727-2210 tomgoodhue@optonline.net (516) 565-0291 (Fax)

Dear Friends, I am very pleased and proud to join with you in celebrating another year of successful ministry for the Islamic Center of Long Island, and I look forward to the successful completion of your expansion project, which will serve not only the Muslim community, but will help to promote goodwill and understanding between all people of faith and goodwill in our community here on Long Island. The Islamic Center of Long Island continues to be a leader in interfaith outreach and we at the Interfaith Alliance of Long Island are grateful for all of your support and participation in so many good works in the community we share. We continue to be inspired by your courageous efforts to not only teach others about the great faith of Islam, but to engage other faiths and communities in constructive dialogue and in efforts to better serve the people of Long Island. Over the years that ICLI has been a presence in here in Nassau County, this congregation has earned a preeminent place in the eyes of all Long Islanders. When super storm struck in all of its fury, ICLI was there with assistance and aide. When a bigoted Christian preacher threatened to burn 3000 copies of the Quran, LI responded to this outrageous act of bigotry by collecting food for our needy neighbors and demonstrating by your example that the teachings of the Prophet, may peace be upon him, are teachings of peace, love and service. I look forward to joining with you for your celebration and to many more years of working with ILCI as part of the interfaith movement. I have learned so much from our association, seen what a committed community of believers can do from all of you and I remain, as always, proud to be a friend of ICLI. In Faith and Good Will,

The Rev. Mark Lukens, OCC Interfaith Alliance of Long Island