Two women were arrested after horrifying videos showed them breaking into and vandalising a mosque in Arizona with three children in tow.

Ahmad Al-Koum, the interfaith and outreach director for the Islamic Community Center of Tempe, said that some of his members were “scared and very disturbed and disgusted” by the situation, according to The Independent.

But in the weeks since, the mosque has received outpourings of love and solidarity from interfaith allies.

Kristy Sabbah, office manager at the mosque, said the messages just have not stopped, telling HuffPost that the response had been “overwhelming”.

She continued:

It’s beautiful to see how two people’s hate brought together hundreds of people in love.

Along with the messages, emails and phone calls, supporters are sending the mosque flowers and sweets, with many visiting with their children to give handmade cards of love and support, reports the news site.