I t gives me great pleasure to read and then written an introduction<br > toHealing tile wounds of Sept11200 lDrShahid Athara<br > well known physicianmust llave llealed quite a lalge number of patients<br > physicallybut Ilis spiritual healing power has gone beyond bordersAs a<br > piolific writer 011 Islam and interfaith understandingllis articlesbooks and<br > notes llave been published across countries and continents jn many<br > languagesHis voice llas been Ileard and 11is writings read and relished by<br > people of different faiths and different regionsThis iS reflected not only in<br > tile number of publicationsjournalswebsites and magazinescalrying llis<br > writings across tile worldbut also in the sheams of emails and letters 0 f<br > suppo rt that lle receives from all over tile globe<br > Shahid Athar llas used liis eloquence of English language with<br > utmostfacility to express llis ideasobservations and understanding related<br > to Jluman spirituality and lslamic religious legacyGod has bestowed llira<br > with a special gift to express himself in a very plain and straightforward<br > style<br > The first generations of Muslim scholars and professionals l iving in<br > America towards the end of the 20th century have discovered that they llave<br > a Iot to say about their Islamic-American experienceVery feW llave taken<br > time to express themselvesShahid Athar iS among tile feW who llave taken<br > tile challengeThis new literatme is uniquely enriching for the American<br > religious helitage<br > Shahid Athar iS a bridge builder whose writings llave done a great<br > service in protnoting a fresh look at the EastWest relationshipHe spoke<br > effectively to many congregations across tile countlY about the pain and<br > anguisll feIt bv Muslims after 911<br > We hope and piay that he continueslis iihad against llate and<br > bigotryWe have a great missionremoving the mountains of hate and<br > mjsullderstand19Shahid Athar as a dedicated warrior llas done a great iob<br > at opening tile doors ofthe mind and windows of understanding<br >