The Ahmadis have already made a good start. In recent years, the 250-member community has held drives for food, clothing and school supplies in Hollywood and Hallandale. And last year they held four blood drives, part of a nationwide campaign by the U.S.' 16,000 adherents.
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By Sun Sentinel | June 1, 2012
Drawing closer together by working together, a tried and true method, is the goal of an interfaith conference by a Muslim organization this month.
"Serving God Through Serving Humanity" will be the theme of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community at 4 p.m. June 17. The conference will be at the Hallandale Beach Cultural Community Center, 410 SE Third St.
Goal of the conference is making allies and co-workers as well as interfaith friends, says Mohsin Naeem, interfaith coordinator for the Ahmadiyya community in South Florida.
"We do a lot of humanitarian work," Naeem says. "We want to see what other religious communities are doing to serve people, and how we can work together."
The Ahmadis have already made a good start. In recent years, the 250-member community has held drives for food, clothing and school supplies in Hollywood and Hallandale. And last year they held four blood drives, part of a nationwide campaign by the U.S.' 16,000 adherents.
Speakers on June 17 will include the Rev. Ronald Brummitt, president of the Miami Rescue Mission, and Rabbi Amiel Wohl of Temple New Rochelle, N.Y.
Other participants will include:
- Major Diljit Pannu of the Sikh Society of Florida and Dr. Chander Shaykher of the South Florida Hindu Temple.
- Habeeb M. Shafeek, interfaith outreach coordinator of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community.
- Dr. Naeem Lughmani of the Baltimore-based relief organization Humanity First and Pastor Linda Freeman of Trinity Church Peacemakers Family Center.
- Hallandale Beach Mayor Joy Cooper.
Ahmadis believe that the Messiah came to northern India in the 19th century as Mirza Ghulam Ahmad Qadiani. Most Muslims don’t accept the belief; some persecute the Ahmadis in Pakistan.
Local Ahmadis have their own house of worship, the Bait-ul-Naseer Mosque in Hallandale.
Admission to the conference is free. For information, call Naeem at 954-232-8753 or media coordinator Mansura Minhas at 786-376-7111.
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