Category Past Events

Eid al-Adha Celebration and BBQ

Eid al-Adha is a celebration to commemorate Prophet Ibrahim’s devotion to Allah and his readiness to sacrifice his son, Ismail. At the very point of sacrifice, Allah replaced Ismail with a ram, which was to be slaughtered in place of…

Abrahamic House Trivia Part II

Guests joined the fellows for another fun and friendly trivia night where they tested their knowledge of the world’s major religions. There was some mixing and matching to make sure groups were made up of members of multiple faiths. Thank…

Passover Seder

Abrahamic House DC invited guests to their community Passover Seder. A Jewish Passover Seder is a ritual feast that commemorates the Exodus of the Jewish people from slavery in Egypt. Together the fellows and their guests: read from a book…

Musical Mass & Basilica Visit

Our fellows and their guests attended the Pueri Cantores Mid-Atlantic Festival! Hundreds of students from across the eastern seaboard will joined together at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception as a united choir, culminating in a…

Eid Al-Fitr Prayer

Community members joined our fellows to attend the congregational Eid prayer and celebrate Eid al-Fitr. Eid Al-Fitr, also known as the “Holiday of Breaking the Fast”, is celebrated by Muslims worldwide because it marks the end of the month-long dawn-to-sunset…

Grand Iftar

Abrahamic House hosted it’s second Iftar feast! Guests joined our fellows on the seventh day of Ramadan to participate in this important month of fasting, prayer, and community. Over the course of the evening, they heard moving recitations of the…