Unity
"God's is the Orient!
"God's is the Occident!
North and south terrain
Rest in the peace of his hands."
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Current
Peace Moon
"Foolish that each in his own case
Praise his special opinion!
When Islam means devotion to God,
In Islam we all live and die."
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The Language of the Desert
Break down your tents and lay your hearts to one another.
A saying from Algeria.
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The Devotional Wall
I built the Devotional Wall at the joint cemetery of Jews, Christians and Muslims in Alzey (near Mainz) on behalf of the city of Alzey and designed it with 99 names of God on blue clay tiles. The devotional wall measures 400cm x 270cm and was finished in September 2020.
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Book publication: Goethe and the Koran
(Published in German language)Texts by Johann Wolfgang von GoetheCommentary by Karl-Josef KuschelCalligraphies by Shahid AlamPublisher Verlagsgruppe Patmos der Schwabenverlag AG OstfildernISBN 978-3-8436-1246-3Published: February 2021 God is the Orient!God is the Occident!Northern and southern terrainRest in the peace of his hands.JOHANN WOLFGANG VON GOETHE Both the author and the artist are available for events. Please contact: birgit.berg-becker@verlagsgruppe-patmos.de Shahid Alam, CalligrapherShahid Alam […]
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God is God
God is not Catholic.God is not evangelical.God is not orthodox.God is not even Christian.God is not the GodOf this or that religion.God is God.God is God andThe father of all people.God wants the salvation of all people.God cares for all people.God loves all people.God is God for all.He is our good father.We are all his creatures,Children of this earth. Bishop […]
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The Language of the Desert
Break down your tents and lay your hearts to one another. A saying from Algeria Translated into Arabic by Dr Malika Bendaoud Boulkifane (Oran, Algeria) Stolberg 2018 (Die Sprache der Wüste)
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“God is the light of Heaven and Earth”
The Koran, Sura “the Light”: 24: 35 Translation by Friedrich Rückert (“Gott ist das Licht des Himmels und der Erde”)
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“Here I stand and I can’t help it! God help me, amen!”
The great reformer Martin Luther before Emperor Charles V at the Diet of Worms in 1521. Translated by Dr Abd el-Halim Ragab, Bamberg India ink, ink and watercolours on paper Stolberg 2015 (“Hier stehe ich und kann nicht anders! Gott helfe mir, Amen!“)
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“World poetry alone is world reconciliation”
Friedrich Rückert Translated into Arabic by Dr. Abd el-Halim Ragab (University of Heidelberg). Ink on paper Stolberg 2015 (“Weltpoesie allein ist Weltversöhnung”)
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