Redwood Community Center

770 N LaSalle Dr, Chicago, IL 60654

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Start With BismiAllah

How to play:  Align your intentions, knowing that when we do, we open ourselves to a divine love like no other. Start with BismiAllah, then let one of the seven intentions choose you. Using the gold trimmed card, write your corresponding prayer.  When complete, place the card on the hook next to the category of intention you selected.

Poetic Form: Prayer

Description: BismiAllah is the Arabic transliteration for “In the name of God”.  We align our intentions when we start with BismiAllah, putting our Creator at the beginning of every action, thought, and expression.  These letters were carved from 2" foam in an angular, geometric, rigid form known as Kufic calligraphy.  Painted in acrylics, the color palette is an ode to the earthy reds, shroud browns and greens, and their deep variations, found in the Redwood forest.

By Jacinda Bullie & Jaquanda Saulter