USA: Children Group From Big Beaver Methodist Church Visits Masjid Mahmood Detroit

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Imam Shamshad Nasir answered the questions from the guests. Later, a tour of the Mosque was provided by the members of the community.

Times of Ahmad | News Watch | US Desk
Source/Credit: Masjid Mahmood
By Muhammad Ahmad | November 8, 2017

Islam is the religion of peace and tolerance said Imam Shamshad, the newly arrived Missionary of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community in Detroit area

Ahmadiyya Muslim Community of Metro Detroit hosted a group of children, their teacher and Pastors to an informal evening session at Masjid Mahmood on Nov 8, 2017. The 7th and 8th grade confirmation youth group of the Big Beaver United Methodist Church visited Masjid Mahmood along with Pastor Gregg Mayberry. This visit was part of the 3 to 4 visits each year in the two-year confirmation program so that the students may learn about other faiths as they make decisions about their own faith Journeys and to gain knowledge and appreciation of other faiths. This visit was to learn about the fundamental Islamic concepts and teachings.

Imam Shamshad Nasir welcomed the guests to Masjid Mahmood at the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Center located on Auburn Road in Rochester Hills. He then gave students a brief overview of basic beliefs and the five pillars of Islam. He started off by providing the meaning of the word “Islam” as peace and complete submission to the Will of God and “Muslim” as the follower of the religion Islam. " Islam is The religion of peace, tolerance and provides freedom of Faith to all, he added.

Imam Shamshad presented a brief history of Islam and elaborated on some of the sects within Islam. He differentiated Ahmadiyya Muslim Community as the followers of the Promised Messiah, Mirza Ghulam Ahmad of Qadian whose advent has been prophesized invariably in all religious scriptures including Christianity and Judaism and by Holy Founder of Islam Muhammad peace be on him.

Imam further elaborated that according to the teachings of Holy Bible ( Old Testament and New Testament and The  Holy Quran,  Jesus Christ has died a natural death and that the second coming of the Jesus or Messiah is in the metaphorical sense.

Imam Shamshad Nasir answered the questions from the guests. Later, a tour of the Mosque was provided by the members of the community.

At the end, Imam thanked the students, their teachers and pastor for their time and interest in learning about Islam and invited them again to visit any time.

For more information please contact:
909 636 8332
1730 W. Auburn  Rd
Rochester Hills MI 48309

--USA: Children Group From Big Beaver Methodist Church Visits Masjid Mahmood Detroit


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