Source: mkausa.org
PIONEER DINNER HONORS LEGACIES OF FAITH IN ST. LOUIS
“I SHALL CAUSE THY MESSAGE TO REACH THE CORNERS OF THE CORNERS OF THE EARTH”
Every Ahmadi around the world knows of this revelation to the Promised Messiah in the early days of his calling but few are so directly connected as the early American converts to Ahmadiyyat from the early 1920′s to 1950′s. This generation of Ahmadis laid the foundation of today’s Ahmadiyya Muslim Community USA in small town and cities across the US far away from the remote birthplace of Ahmadiyyat.
Who were these men and women? What was their story? Where are the loved ones they left behind?
This year the Majlis Khuddamul Ahmadiyya USA invested in the search to identify these individuals and reconnect their families to the their spiritual family of Ahmadiyyat.
On Saturday June 7th 2014 at Baitul Hafeez Mosque in St. Louis, with blessed prayers of Huzoor (aba) MKA USA sponsored its first Ahmadi Muslim Pioneer Dinner for 4 notable personalities who played major roles in establishing Ahmadiyyat in the St. Louis area. The goal of the dinner was to show surviving family members the great work their ancestor had done and let them know that Ahmadiyyat is part of their heritage and we as the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community are part of their spiritual family.
The 50+ guests enjoyed a brief presentation of Ahmadiyyat in America by Naib Sadr and Local Tabligh Secretary Dr. Basiyr Rodney, followed by a short speech by Naib Sadr Junayd Latif expressing our connection through Ahmadiyyat and inviting guests back to this spiritual home their ancestors had helped build.
Abu Bakr Ladd of St. Louis Jamaat talked specifically about the honorees and their achievements.
After each honoree was mentioned, the family of the the honoree was presented a plaque signed by MKA Sadr Dr. Bilal Rana in honor of the dedication and sacrifice of their ancestor for the cause of Islam.
The plaque will also serve as a reminder that these families are associated with… read more info and see more pictures at mkausa.org
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