Shunned by their Muslim brothers, but Ahmadis still feel it s a blessing to be living in NZ
28 Apr, 2021 02:00 AM
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Ahmadiyya Muslims Azeem Zafarullah, left, and Imam Shafiq ur Rehman at the Baitul Muqeet Mosque in South Auckland. Photo / Dean Purcell
Ahmadiyya Muslims Azeem Zafarullah, left, and Imam Shafiq ur Rehman at the Baitul Muqeet Mosque in South Auckland. Photo / Dean Purcell
Lincoln Tan is the New Zealand Herald’s diversity, ethnic affairs and immigration senior reporter.lincoln.tan@nzherald.co.nz@LincolnTanNZH
Azeem Zafarullah claims to be a proud Kiwi Muslim , but when he makes an Islamic greeting, other Muslims would shun him rather than return the greeting.
Thursday, 31 December, 2020 - 14:55
Members of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth Association will be spending the early hours of New Year’s Day cleaning the parks of the Auckland CBD as part of their ongoing New Year’s Day clean-up initiative.
For these youth, the day will start at 4:00 am with dawn prayers at the mosque, before departing for a three-hour clean-up session. For Muslims, serving the community is a religious duty. That is why we will be waking up at dawn to clean up after the New Year’s Eve celebrations - we want to start the New Year by fulfilling our responsibilities to our faith and to our society. This is something that the local branches of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth Association are also doing across the world, says Azeem Zafarullah, president of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth Association New Zealand.
Press Release – Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth Association
Members of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth Association will be spending the early hours of New Year’s Day cleaning the parks of the Auckland CBD as part of their ongoing New Year’s Day clean-up initiative.
For these youth, the day will start at 4:00 am with dawn prayers at the mosque, before departing for a three-hour clean-up session. “For Muslims, serving the community is a religious duty. That is why we will be waking up at dawn to clean up after the New Year’s Eve celebrations – we want to start the New Year by fulfilling our responsibilities to our faith and to our society. This is something that the local branches of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth Association are also doing across the world,” says Azeem Zafarullah, president of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth Association New Zealand.