Source/Credit: Rouse Hill Times
By Penelope Bradley | March 9, 2011
MARSDEN Park’s Ahmadiyya Muslim Association topped the tally for the largest group registered for Clean Up Australia Day with more than 200 association members participating on the weekend.
Ahmadiyya covered 25km of roadway, including Richmond Rd, Rooty Hill Rd and Hollinsworth Rd.
Event co-ordinator Murad Khan said it was the association’s 21st Clean Up Australia Day.
The event was important for Ahmadiyya because cleanliness was central to the Islamic faith, he said.
“We grew up with the teaching that cleanliness is a part of faith,” Mr Khan said.
“We have to be clean 24 hours a day because we have to pray five times a day, so it’s important for us to maintain clean houses and clean mosques as well as outside areas.”
Mr Khan said the association also joined the event as a matter of civic pride.
“We celebrate Australia Day and pledge our loyalty, so (Clean Up Australia Day) is also part of that demonstration of loyalty,” he said.
Mr Khan said the association participated in clean-up initiatives throughout the year, focusing on areas of illegal dumping.
The association was considering setting up another clean-up project focusing on graffiti removal.
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