Outside the mens’ gathering room, brightly colored balloons with “Eid Mubarak” printed on them were tied with ribbons to Snickers and Twix bars. Small children chittered excitedly, pointing to the one that they wanted.
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| Photo: Grace Wong / Inland Valley Daily Bulletin |
Source/Credit: Inland Valley Daily Bulletin
By Grace Wong | July 30, 2014
CHINO -- Imam Mohammed Zafarullah’s singsong voice resonated through the gathering room at the Chino mosque Tuesday morning. Occasionally, the congregation would respond in a deep murmer. Then, at the direction of Zafarullah, the men would kneel and bow with their foreheads pressed to the yellow and green carpet.
“God is the greatest,” they would say in Arabic while raising their hands to their ears.
Hundreds of people flooded the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community mosque to celebrate Eid al-Fitr, a prominent holiday of the Muslim faith that concludes the end of Ramadan, a month-long fast.
Outside the mens’ gathering room, brightly colored balloons with “Eid Mubarak” printed on them were tied with ribbons to Snickers and Twix bars. Small children chittered excitedly, pointing to the one that they wanted.
Women wearing purple, turquoise and red shalwar kameez, traditional long tunic paired with loose pants, entered in through the back of the mosque with small children. Some immediately headed toward the gathering room, where Zafarullah was beginning his sermon about peace in the family. Others helped set up for the Eid al-Fitr feast, putting plastic cups near large water jugs or putting samosas in bowls.
The service concluded with the lunch, to which the community was invited.
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