From Europe News:
Muslims urged to cast aside differences of religion, ethnicity and nationality for the sake of peace and unity A clarion call to Muslims to set aside differences and work relentlessly for peace and unity in the UK has been made on the occasion of the opening of a new mosque in South East London.
To mark the opening, and as part of its ongoing commitment to serving mankind, the Ahmadiyya Muslim community donated thousands of pounds to British charities.
Representatives of all major religions had gathered for the inaugural ceremony of the new L675,000 mosque in Catford, which had been funded entirely from voluntary donations from the Ahmadiyya Muslim community - many of whom had donated jewellery, savings and indeed pocket money for this noble purpose.
The worldwide Head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, Hadhrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad, the fifth Caliph of the community, opened the new Tahir Mosque and led its inaugural prayers.
At the opening ceremony, also attended by Heidi Alexander, MP for Lewisham East and Sir Steve Bullock, Mayor of Lewisham, cheques totalling L5000 were presented to the MP's charity, Youth AID Lewisham, and to the Mayor's charity the Lavender Trust. This adds to the hundreds of thousands of pounds donated to British charities by the community each year.
The purpose of a mosque to serve as a beacon for peace was highlighted at the event by His Holiness Hadhrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad, who said:
"It is essential that a Muslim should never usurp the rights of others and instead he should cast aside all differences of religion, nationality or ethnicity and seek to become the means of support and love for all others. If someone comes to a Muslim for help, then it is the duty of the Muslim to try and fulfil that need." (...)
Muslim Leader Speaks of Islamophobia at Opening of New Mosque
prnewswire.co.uk 15 February 2012
To mark the opening, and as part of its ongoing commitment to serving mankind, the Ahmadiyya Muslim community donated thousands of pounds to British charities.
Representatives of all major religions had gathered for the inaugural ceremony of the new L675,000 mosque in Catford, which had been funded entirely from voluntary donations from the Ahmadiyya Muslim community - many of whom had donated jewellery, savings and indeed pocket money for this noble purpose.
The worldwide Head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, Hadhrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad, the fifth Caliph of the community, opened the new Tahir Mosque and led its inaugural prayers.
At the opening ceremony, also attended by Heidi Alexander, MP for Lewisham East and Sir Steve Bullock, Mayor of Lewisham, cheques totalling L5000 were presented to the MP's charity, Youth AID Lewisham, and to the Mayor's charity the Lavender Trust. This adds to the hundreds of thousands of pounds donated to British charities by the community each year.
The purpose of a mosque to serve as a beacon for peace was highlighted at the event by His Holiness Hadhrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad, who said:
"It is essential that a Muslim should never usurp the rights of others and instead he should cast aside all differences of religion, nationality or ethnicity and seek to become the means of support and love for all others. If someone comes to a Muslim for help, then it is the duty of the Muslim to try and fulfil that need." (...)
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