mainly the koran. we're providing copies of the koran free of charge.t has the text and context with the original language of arabic with english translation and the context in which the verses. we're offer this free of charge, asking people just to pay shipping and handling. they can view the website explorethekoran.com. >> that's q-u-a-r-a-n -- >> you've been listening to the executive director of the council on american islamic relations. he was saying that ben carson's comments, thaeld not advocate for a muslim in the white house. they are inappropriate and cair is calling on ben carson to drop out of the race, which he is not going to do. let's bring back armstrong williams, a close friend of dr. ben carson, carson's business manager. you heard the statement from cair right there. let's anywhere between 2 and 7 million muslims in the united states right now, maybe 2.7 million is one estimate i've seen. what would you say to those kids, kids born in america who happen to be muslim, would you tell them dr. ben carson -- what happens when ben carson b

the koran declares that allah is with those who are righteous and those who do good.et us embody their unconditional love, their continued strength, their unwavering hope and their pursuit of good as we seek to build much-needed peace. >> so let us learn to share this big apple we all call home through friendship and dialogue, may the timber and tonality of each of our faith traditions be heard in this great symphony of our city and nation. on this, the historic anniversary of it, let us celebrate, affirm and build on our shared commitment to interreligious dialogue. in the words of pope francis, may we respect and love one another as brothers and sisters, may we learn to understand the sufferings of others, may we live to see the day as envisioned by the prophet, mica. everyone will sit under their own vine and under their own fig tree and no one shall make them afraid for the lord almighty has spoken. >> the koran states, o mankind, we have created you from a male and a female and made you into nations and tribes so that you might know one another. we have gathered

the koran declares the laws with those who are righteous and those that do good, let us embody theiravering hope and their pursuit of good as we seek to build a much-needed peace. >> let us learn to share this big apple we all call home, in all of its diversity and flavor, through friendship and dialogue, may the timber and tonality be heard in the great city and nation. on this, the historic anniversary, let us sell pwraeupwraeu celebrate, and affirm, and share in the commitment to religious dialogue, and in the words of pope francis, may we respect and love one another as brothers and sisters, and may we learn to understand the sufferings of others, and may we live to see the day as envisioned by the prophet, micah. everyone will sit under their own vine and fig tree and no one shall make them afraid, for the lord almighty has spoken. >> the koran states oh, mankind, we created you from a male and female and put you in tribes as you might know one another, and through our knowing of each other today, let us move beyond a mere toleration of our differences and work towards a much-ne

koran for five years. i think i know something about the koran. iran and syria and jordan, all these areas around in the middle east are over shari'a law, and koran has nine verses, at least, and you can buy a koran in any bookstore in the united states. there are at least nine verses in the koran that state to sleigh the -- slay the infidel. the you yourself, the narrator, everybody listening, an infidel according to the koran if you don't believe in muhammad. so i'd like to just one last thing say, in 1938 neville chamber lane was the ambassador to nazi germany and he signed an agreement with adolf hitler guaranteeing peace in our time. well, obama, i think, is pretty much like neville chamberlain. he's expecting to sign a peace agreement with the monster and we are all going to pay for it own the road once the ink is signed. the -- 1938 agreement lasted one year. war started in 1939. i think everyone here who are listening will pay a terrible price for what the democrat party has done and obama with isr

the koran declares that "allah is with those who are righteous and those who do good."let us embody their unconditional love, their continued strength, their unwavering hope, and their pursuit of good, as we seek to build a much needed peace. >> let us learn to share this "big apple" we call home in all its diversity and flavor. through friendship and dialogue, may the timbre and tonality of each of our faith traditions be heard in the great symphony of our city and nation. on this, the historic anniversary let us celebrate, affirm and build on our shared commitment to interreligious dialogue. in the words of pope francis: : "may we respect and love one another as brothers and sisters. may we learn to understand the sufferings of others." may we live to see the day, as envisioned by the prophet micah, that everyone will sit under their own vine and under their own fig tree and no one shall make them afraid, for the lord almighty has spoken. >> the koran states "oh mankind, we have created you from a male and a female and made you into nations and tribes so that you migh

the koran declares that allah is with those who are righteous and those who do good.et us embody their unconditional love, their continued strength, their unwavering hope and their pursuit of good as we seek to build much-needed peace. >> so let us learn to share this big apple we all call home through friendship and dialogues, may the timber and tonality of each of our faith traditions be heard in this great symphony of our city and nation. on this, the historic anniversary of it, let us celebrate, affirm and build on our shared commitment to interreligious dialogue. in the words of pope francis, may we respect and love one another as brothers and sisters, may we learn to understand the sufferings of others, may we live to see the day as envisioned by the prophet, mica. everyone will sit under their own vine and under their own fig tree and no one shall make them afraid for the lord almighty has spoken. >> the koran states, o mankind, we have created you from a male and a female and made you into nations and tribes so that you might know one another. we have gathered

the koran declares that "allah is with those who are righteous and those who do good." us embody their unconditional love, their continued strength, their unwavering hope, and their pursuit of good, as we seek to build a much needed peace. >> so, let us learn to share this big apple we all call home in all of its diversity and all of its flavor. through friendship and dialogue, may the timbre a tonality of each of our faith traditions be heard in the great symphony of our city and nation. let us celebrate, affirm and build on our shared commitment to inter-religious dialogue. in the words of pope francis, may we respect and love one another as brothers and sisters. may we learn to understand the sufferings of others. may we live to see the day, as envisioned by the prophet micah, everyone will sit under their own vine and under their own fig tree and no one shall make them afraid, for the lord almighty has spoken. >> the koran states, o mankind, we have created you from a male and a female and made you into nations and tribes so is that you might know one another. we ha

because fundamentally the koran and islam -- i'm not talking about radical islamists.an and islam are fundamentally at odds with the constitution. isn't that the truth? correct, right? >> not the truth. >> did you ever think, sean, that we'd come to a point in our lifetimes where the constitution and the bill of rights would be on the table? >> no. >> it's just mind boggling. and i can't -- and i don't understand why the democrats are so down on carson. you know, they have litmus tests so called for supreme court justices. if you're against abortion rights, they're not going to vote for you including hillary clinton, chuck schumer. now they have a litmus test for citizens united, the supreme court decision about the first amendment. so i mean, if ben carson wants to make this a litmus test, if you're for shariah law, he won't vote for you? what's the problem? i'm with ben carson. >> by the way, if i ask you, mr. zafar, you know, where are the catholic and christian and protestant and jewish temples in muslim countries and what are the restrictions or what is the punish

the koran declares that allah is with those who are righteous and those who do good.et us embody their unconditional love, their continued strength, their unwavering hope and their pursuit of good as we seek to build much-needed peace. >> so let us learn to share this big apple we all call home through friendship and dialogues, may the timber and tonality of each of our faith traditions be heard in this great symphony of our city and nation. on this, the historic anniversary of it, let us celebrate, affirm and build on our shared commitment to interreligious dialogue. in the words of pope francis, may we respect and love one another as brothers and sisters, may we learn to understand the sufferings of others, may we live to see the day as envisioned by the prophet, mica. everyone will sit under their own vine and under their own fig tree and no one shall make them afraid for the lord almighty has spoken. >> the koran states, o mankind, we have created you from a male and a female and made you into nations and tribes so that you might know one another. we have gathered

moderate muslim that denounced shariah, that denounced radical islamists, that denounced quotes in the koran about killing the infidels or not taking christians and jews for your friends, that denounced the controversial life of mohammed, you would be open to that muslim running for president? >> of course. >> but, well, then so basically the controversy is over in that sense. did you mean to say radical islamist or one that supports a form of government as is practiced in muslim countries, is that more what you meant to say? >> well, that was implied in the comment because i prefaced that by saying i don't care what religion or faith someone belongs to if they're willing to subjugate that to the american way and to our constitution, then i have no problem with it. that's what i said before that. >> yeah. what do you make of scott walker getting out of the race? and he made a statement that this has become too much about personal attacks, this campaign. do you agree with that? because that's what i felt the last debate was. you said this about him. he said this about you. tell him what you t

everything has its time and place in the koran. that was at a time when you know, the muslims were persecuted by the pagans. and so it doesn't really mean now what it meant then. there's like three or four different passages from the koran he can tell them. little by little they can work on them. sometimes even flip them and send them back as agents for their intelligence service. so i think you need to have somebody from a respected muslim cleric who is well-versed in the koran that can sit down and work on propaganda. counterpropaganda for the -- >> that's a very important point. when we talk about defeating the islamic state. again, you can defeat or destroy some capabilities, but you cannot eliminate the idealogy and the good news is that some countries like morocco, they try to encourage dialogue, theological dialogue and train even women to discuss this issue with religionists from other countries. it's a very long process. i think the point that you made is a very practical, important one. now, we're looking at the clock and

then are the tenets of islam as described in the koran, do they line up with the tenets of judeo-christianlosophy that the founding fathers used to forge the constitution, our laws and our nation? tenets of islam, judeo-christian philosophy. do they line up together? >> i don't believe that they do. when i look at islamic nations, what i see are people who don't give women equal rights. and some places women aren't even allowed to drive. >> but that's political, not religious though. i know they use the religious as an excuse but in some muslim nations like morocco you don't have that. it depends on the politics of the country, does it not? >> the fact that a person has a muslim background that doesn't bother me at all. i know lots of people with muslim background who are fully assimilated into america and accept american values and accept our constitution. i don't have any problem with that. but this question was asked of me in the context of me having already said that, which would implaintiff's exhibit that you are talking about -- implicate that you are talking about somebody who doesn

then are the tenets of islam as described in the koran, do they line up with the tenets of judeo-christianphy that the founding fathers used to forge the constitution, our laws and our nation? tenets of islam, judeo-christian philosophy. do they line up together? >> i don't believe that they do. when i look at islamic nations, what i see are people who don't give women equal rights. and some places women aren't even allowed to drive. >> but that's political, not religious though. i know they use the religious as an excuse but in some muslim nations like morocco you don't have that. it depends on the politics of the country, does it not? >> the fact that a person has a muslim background that doesn't bother me at all. i know lots of people with muslim background who are fully assimilated into america and accept american values and accept our constitution. i don't have any problem with that. but this question was asked of me in the context of me having already said that, which would implaintiff's exhibit that you are talking about -- implicate that you are talking about somebody who doesn't s

so this guy in nyu talks about how the koran condemns the killing of innocent and how we should affirmview. it seems to me there's always two tacts can you take. you can make a lot of news by point being oing out all the ba or celebrate the good. the pope seems to focus on the guys doing good. >> you spoke to former president bill clinton and he told you about -- he talked to you about his wife, had some incredible things to say about his wife, her run for the white house and some of the issues and difficulties she's facing. let's take a look. >> there will be a new president in 2017, january. you're some would say the most skilled student of american politics. why do you think hillary clinton is having a tougher time than many imagined. the lead in the national polls has narrowed, iowa and new hampshire seem tough. >> well, i think you know why. i think you know why. 1992 i received a call -- in '91, before i started running for president from the bush white house. he said we've looked at the field, you're the own one that can win, the press has to have someone every election, we're g

government and religion are intertwined in every single muslim nation their laws are based on the koranow that every one. >> that's true. but you all week have been on a million tv programs saying judeo-christian country. >> philosophy. >> what do you mean by that. >> i mean the founders of the constitution, the people who forgedz the country believed in the 10 commandments. that's what they based the law on. okay. there is no doubt about that they say it in their letters, madison, jefferson, franklin. they may not have been religious men. they may not have been. but they believed in the 10 commandments as the litmus test of what is right and what is wrong. and they also believed that freedom was a gift from god. in the muslim nations, many of them, there is no freedom. so that you have to put all of that and form your opinion. now, would i vote for a muslim president? if the guy was a super problem solver who was a secular muslim, i might consider it, okay? >> i would. >> i might consider it i probably wouldn't but i might consider it i don't hold it against carson for his opinion. the

. >> even though they have their bible or koran, whatever religious preference they are, they'll still dope in it, and weapons in it. you'll find razor blades and dope stuffed in the bindings. everybody finds god in prison. if you're looking for him, this is where he's at. come on in. >> we've met some inmates that have seemed very devout, even as they grapple with the realities of their crime. ♪ >> it was in the middle of central california we heard the sounds of the muslim call to prayer emanating from a cell at kern valley state prison. cellmates jose garza and rehan ali bhutto explain to our crew how their religious practices aren't hindered by prison bars. >> at 5:00 we come up and do prayers. we begin our day like that. >> talk to me guys, why this cell is so different from the other cells you've been in. >> it's based on cleanness. we have to be clean. we keep ourselves clean and organized. islam is islam. in here or the street, it's the same. >> but bhutto and garza have more in common than religion. >> my sentence is life without a possibility of patrol. >> i'm charged with mu

they reminded me of a verse from the koran. whosoever saves one soul saves all of mankind. they are saving all of mankind. my daughter just saw the sea. the sea is now a nightmare for the children. they will be afraid of the sea for a long time. >> halil with his family is among the lucky ones. >> next, a case of bad faith? the priest revered for >> i >> it is a story taught in every california school: the first step if the state's history. a story that is supposed to unify every student's understanding of the california founding father. a priest who is due to the canonized during pope francis's visit this month. it will be an exciting moment for hispanic catholics but a policing that will be given that sanctions a shameful time in america's golden state. "america tonight" achts michael okw"america tonight's" michael . >> the story of good and evil in the name of god and gold. while the american revolution was underway in 1776, spanish priest junipero serra was busy completing his seventh mission along the california coast five years after he had been sent to convert the ne

just days before hajj started a koran collapsed, now this. the process of identifying the dead has started. the ministry of health has set up special telephone lines for people abroad to check on the well-being of their relatives. performing the hajj is a journey of a lifetime and for many, that journey has ended here. omar al saleh, al jazeera. >>> in yemen soldiers arrived from saudi arabia where they've been in training. deployment to the province has seen as strategically important, more likely to take sanaa if they had won mareb and ta'izz first. >>> preserving the environment, wiping out poverty and the pain of war. just some issues pope francis raised in front of the eun in neu.n. innew york. diplomatic editor james bays has more details. >> the pope entering this are large domed hall but this time not a place of worship, instead in many ways the secular cathedral of global diplomacy. >> we are here to listen. mucha grasias, thank you very much. >> touching broad issues like inequality, poverty, the environment, education and the scour

financial engineering programme, but not at the stern school of business, rather next door at the koran institute of mathematical science. >> this is a competitive programme toll get into. this year we got roughly 900 applications for a class size of 40 student. obviously it's more difficult to get into this programme than to get into harvard. >> the professor was in the strategy group at goldman saks, before coming to n.y.u. he says there's no substitute to beak in the financial capital of the united states. >> if you want to learn from the best, this is the place to be >>> these students agree, and are willing to spend $50,000 tuition over 18 months. why? well maybe because graduates have gone on to work at credit swiss, morgan stanley, and a median based salary of $85,000, the first year out of school. more impressively, a few years down the line, with a little experience under their belt, a quant might command a salary of a quarter of a million, with a bonus of $500,000 or more. >> rewards could be the size of achievement. you have done something great. and the work that comes with

they reminded me of a verse from the koran. whosoever saves one soul saves all of mankind. they are saving all of mankind. my daughter just saw the sea. the sea is now a nightmare for the children. they will be afraid of the sea for a long time. >> halil with his family is among the lucky ones. >> next, a case of bad faith? the priest revered for >> these people have decided that today they will be arrested. >> i know that i'm being surveilled. >> people are not getting the care that they need. >> this is a crime against humanity. >> hands up... >> don't shoot. >> hands up... >> don't shoot. >> what do we want? >> justice. >> when do we want it? >> now. >> explosions going on... we're not quite sure - >> is that an i.e.d.? >> "faultlines". al jazeera america's award-winning investigative series. monday, 10:00 eastern. on al jazeera america. >> it is a story taught in every california school: the first step if the state's history. a story that is supposed to unify every student's understanding of the california founding father. a priest who is due to the canonized during pop

. ♪ >> that's the first surah of the koran. it says that there is only one god, allah.t's an original there. the small pictures are copies. when my mother died in denmark, i found them among her things. they're by danish artists who had lived in italy. ♪ >> this is a korean lamp that i've had for many years. i took it with me to europe and then it came back here with me. ♪ >> i've lived and worked in a lot of countries. and i never felt like a stranger. right from the second day, whether in delhi, tokyo, or new york. i've always felt at home. thank you for your interest in my home. until the next time! i hope we'll see each other again in cuba. >> the little west african country of benin is a regular paradise for bird watchers and birds themselves, of course. in contrast to neighboring nigeria, where oil extraction has destroyed many natural habitats, benin's countryside remains largely untouched. that's good news for these two french orenthal jilses or bird experts, if you prefer, who have made it their medication to track down a rare and tiny bird that in nigeria is t

which right to point out those places in the bible or the koran that guarantees equality of treatment. to make sure they know about these facts. recently i have been traveling a good bit, about as much as i ever have before. i was in the gulf states with , raising money for the program that she will describe later on for mental health. dealing with some of the richest people on earth. russia with ato group of people called elders. and we metsix of us with former president gorbachev and other leaders. we spent almost three hours with president putin, in a private lace where he lives, and we -- private place where he lives, and we discussed all the items on the agenda with president obama and other leaders around the world. it was an extended conversation, but he was saying how much he has been working with the opposition forces in syria, along with the leaders in syria. he is try to bring the two together. he says that what he hoped to see develop, was an arrangement whereby russia and the united states could sponsor a session with three other countries, one would be iran, another saud

we ask koran to withdraw from the race. he is unfit to leave. he is not backing down. i don't believe sharia adding: donald trump was asked why he didn't do more to help the man. >> we have a problem. it was not people from sweden. americans are showing little warmth. in the poll asking americans to race their feelings, they came in last. rating lower. >> bill joins us from washington d.c. . >> thank you for being with us. >> if you would refine a republic. >> republican is someone that enshrines the idea of a limited government. that's been true for the past 100 years. >> ultimate the paddle cry this year is immigration. donald trump says he's going to build a wall, a huge wam. deporting 11 million people living in the country illegally. how do you do that with limited government. without creating a bureaucracy, something that republicans are opposed to? >> well, that would be difficult. specially if they round up those 11 million. the idea behind trump's statement is these people broke the law. a function of government, in trump's view and republicans, is to stop law

interview with the hill saying whoever takes the white house should be sworn in on a stack.bibles not a koranseveral rivals including senator ted cruz and hillary clinton pointing to article 6 of the constitution which states no religious test shall ever be required as a qualification to any office. islam a campaign flash point for days, since this moment at a donald trump can campaign event. >> we have a problem in this country. it's called muslims. >> trump refusing to challenge the man. tom llamas, abc news, new york. >>> in the meantime, republican carly fiorina weighed in on the carson controversy last night on the tonight show and said car on is wrong and that all americans have the right to be president. no matter what their religion. fiorina also talked about russian leader vladimir putin whom she once met for about 45 minutes waiting to address a conference in china. she called him a formidable add ser sear. >> he's a kgb guy. he lusts for power and he's gathered up a lot of it and hs a very bad actor. it's a very bad thing that his fighter jets and his soldiers are sitting in syria

with the hill, saying whoever takes the white house should be "sworn in on a stack of bibles, not a koran." today, several rivals, including senator ted cruz and hillary clinton pointing to article six of the constitution, which states "no religious test shall ever be required as a qualification to any office." islam a campaign flashpoint for days, since this moment at a donald trump town meeting. >> we have a problem in this country, it's called muslims. >> reporter: trump, refusing to challenge the man. >> new poll numbers out this evening. carly fiornni is now leading. >> we have tried to contact her. and i just spoke with donald trump. he said that anyone should be able to run despite their faith. >>> the poll numbers there shifting as well. after hillary clinton's poll numbers were sinking, tonight it would appear they are slowly on the rise again. if the vice president doesn't run, clinton's lead jumps eat 15 points. that is the big question tonight. will joe biden run? the president offering a new hint. >> it's not quite there yet. and may not get there in time to make it feasible

. >> reporter: barely a koran market street at din are time, olde city which bustles on friday night looked desserted in spots, but perhaps, has never been safer, thanks to the massive law enforcement presence in place. >> i know for sure it will get insane tomorrow, and sunday. >> reporter: ahead of the pilgrims arrival restaurant in the city had plenty of empty tables an oddity for fork on a friday night. >> we're expecting it to be slower now. this whole weekend, it is probably a little bit slower then maybe this time in september would normally be but you never know, tomorrow could be, the busiest day we have ever seen. >> reporter: it is unknown how many people will come for pope's visit but ashley campbell who brought a group from chicago believes attendance could be record breaking. >> it is crazy because never in like history has the pope got this much attention and this much respect from so many people, for so many religions. >> i'm very excited, we would love to see him right there. >> reporter: lauren and jason romero of louisiana brought their four young children to hear

chaotic and quite frankly frantic moments outside this station just before noon time today when a korane along route 73, pulls right up to this gas pump. you can see the charred mess, that was left behind, even one of the pumps caught fire and was severely damage, as you said, no one was hurt and tonight the owner of this gas station is crediting that to the help of the two good samaritans. >> more fire and more fire. >> reporter: scare moments in the mount laurel gas pump 11:00 a.m. monday when a smoking car pulls in the station and then catches fire. cell phone video shows what happens next. black smoke filling the station and then the car eruptness to flames. workers and station owner scramble for putting the fire out emptying every extinguisher that they have. finally the the owner hit the the emergency gas turn off, one of the pumps caught fire and that is when two good samaritans trying by stepped in and jumped in to the car, moving it away from the gas pump in a race against time. owner says he had just had a delivery of 15,000 gallons and was worried about the pumps underground

police say there is no description of the suspect at this time but he was seen fleeing in the koran virginia avenue knew. police continue to investigate and they encourage anyone with any information to call their detectives. >>> a block party in west philadelphia, is opened for people to put down guns to keep their neighborhood safe. residents of the 800 block of north for the first street came together for day of peace rally. in june of this year a shooting at a block party on ogden street injured ten people in that a area. >>> it is last day of the summer vacancies on a time many are celebrating with even of the summer barbecues. lets see what the forecast is. meteorologist kate bilo is on the sky deck for you, kate. >> the the unofficial end to summer but certainly not any kind of end to summer-like weather outside. it is hot right now. it will only get hotter over the the next couple of days but then, some changes, by the end of the week. let's start off by imminent weather right now, if you are outside, heading outside, throwing burgers on the grill here this evening for your labor day

problem with a muslim president, but they would have to prove they'd choose the constitution over the koran. >> traditionally islam doesn't separate church and state. so, they obviously are going to have to do a fairly significant departure from what they traditionally do, which is fine. >> reporter: but are you asking for a special test if a muslim was running for president? >> no, if it was a christian running for president, but they wanted to impose a theocracy, i would not support that, either. >> reporter: carson's facebook profile has grown by more than 100,000 likes since his comments sunday. but not a single candidate has come out to support him. rising star carly fiorina calling him out on late night. >> i think that's wrong. you know it says in our constitution that religion cannot be a test for office. >> reporter: fiorina riding high since the last debate, even breaking into song. and on the flip side, scott walker tweeting this picture today. back at work in wisconsin after dropping out of the race and encouraging others to do the same. >> so that the voters can focus on a limi

he's just being honest because he's actually studied the koran and say the essential tenets of the korancompatible with our constitution. donald trump made the most sense. this is such a rigorous process when you run for president. all the truth is going to be exposed and put out there. by the end of the process, if you are a muslim that is compatible with the constitution, you'll get elected. >> on the other side, carly fiorina say having a strong faith makes you a better leader. so take that as you may. >> of course -- >> yeah, all right. meanwhile what ideology perhaps? what does a socialist celebrity look like? we're not talking social media. we're talking actual socialism. bernie sanders campaign yesterday put out a list of 128 names that lined up behind bernie sanders. take a look at some of these celebrities. they include will ferrell. sarah silverman a comedienne. danny devito. >> jeremy piven, margaret cho, fleet, anthony titus, adam mckay. >> who is killer mike? susan sarandon and hans zimmer. all right so here's what they do. all those people they realize that if he's presiden