Stoning Satan

I asked for a sign from heaven.
He found me in a coffee shop

Coffee with the Prophet
A 21st Century Encounter with Muhammad


By Mark A. Gabriel
Former Lecturer of Islamic History at Al-Azhar University


Stoning Satan

The next morning I felt somewhat better.


Maybe I was too tired and hungry yesterday, I thought. Satan was confusing me.


Maybe Allah will give me a sign today.


I resolved to concentrate on my worship no matter what I felt.


The day before I collected seven pebbles from hills of Muzdalifah.


I slipped them into my bag and immediately after dawn prayers set off with the crowds for the desert plain of Mina where we would do the ritual of stoning Satan.


Author Biography:

A former lecturer at Al-Azhar University, Mark A. Gabriel is a widely-sourced expert on Islamic teaching and the Middle East. He is the author of several best-selling books about Islam including Islam and Terrorism. For the protection of his relatives, Dr. Gabriel changed his Muslim name to a Western name.


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