AHMADIYYA MUSLIM BAITUL HAMEED MOSQUE REOPENED, MANY AREA RESIDENTS TURN OUT FOR SUPPORT

“Our long history among you and your show of support at every turn are testament to our peaceful message.” Imam Shamshad Nasir

“This is not about this building, but about the spirit behind building it – That is what counts.” Imam Azhar Hanif

Chino, CA – (Ahmadiyya Times, Staff News) – October 24, 2009
Imam Azhar Hanif traveled several thousand miles to join with Imam Shamshad and together they delivered the message of peace in a one-two punch at the Baitul Hameed Mosque reopening ceremony.

Some 250 members of the surrounding communities in Chino area along with many leaders from the city, county, civic and clergy gathered in a show of support for the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community.

Dr. Hamidur Rahman, National Vice President of the Ahmadiyya Community, chaired the event and National President, Dr. Ahsanullah Zafar joined from the West coast via a satellite hookup to deliver opening remarks.

“Whether you yearn to go to the House of God in Mecca, or to the Wailing Wall, the West wall of Temple Mount in Jerusalem, it is the spirits behind building of that structure which you try to rekindle..”, said Imam Azhar Hanif, the keynote speaker at the reopening ceremony.

“When Prophet Abraham rebuilt the first House of God, with every stone placement, he turned to God and said, ‘oh my Lord – accept this from us.”, Imam Hanif recounted from the Holy Quran. “So, we beg our Lord God today, ‘accept this from us.’”

The event was telecast live to the Worldwide Ahmadiyya Muslim Community via MTAUSA.TV, the web based video streaming arm of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Communities in North America,

Imam of the Baitul Hamid Mosque, Syed Shamshad, Ahmad Nasir delivered the concluding speech and recognized and thanked the honorable guests for their show of generosity during the long renovation process of the mosque.

“We are here to win your hearts. Our long history among you and your show of support at every turn are testament to our peaceful message”, said the Imam in comments to the area leaderships.

“We have a record of service to the communities across the globe.” said Imam Shamshad.  “Here in this area, too, you know our community for our efforts in holding blood drives, food drives, highway cleanup, and interfaith outreach, among countless more.”


Imam Shamshad thanked and recognized the local police chief, fire chief, county supervisor, assemblymen, and spiritual leaders who had joined him at the stage.

The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community has built some 15,500 mosques, over 500 schools, and more than 30 hospitals. The community has been at the forefront in disaster relief efforts in the United States and numerous other parts of the world through an independent charitable organization, Humanity First – www.humanityfirst.org

MTAUSA is an affiliate of Muslim Television Ahmadiyya International (MTA) which broadcasts live programming to the Worldwide Ahmadiyya Muslim Community in 193 countries of the world. The programming is offered in several languages in variety of formats.  With such high levels of quality, variety, and quantity in its programming, MTA is the only television broadcaster of such size where entire production is achieved by an all-volunteers force consisting of all age groups across both genders.

The official website of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, AlIslam.org offers a large repository of up-to-date information about Islam and others religions. The website has gained notoriety in offering suitable materials for comparative religious studies.
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