Ahmadiyya Muslim Community brings True Islam Exhibition & Free Medical Camp to La Féria De La Familia Hartford

The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community from Baitul Aman "House of Peace" Mosque Meriden will host an educational exhibition on the true healing values of Islam and the coming of the Promised Messiah at Telemundo's Family Fair in Hartford's XL Center. Among the services offered will be a free coffee, cake and dignified dialogue lounge for anyone to sit down with and talk to Muslims for peace, as well as free medical health checkups by experienced physicians to help bridge disparities and divides in society.

Memorabilia including t-shirts, balloons, and wrist bands with "love for all, hatred for none" will be gifted throughout the fair.

When: Sunday, September 10th, 2017 from 12 pm - 6 pm

Where: Hartford XL Center, 1 civic center plaza, Hartford, CT 06103

Press & Media Opportunity: Missionary Syed Abdullah Shah, National Spanish Desk Head, and Dr. Hafeez ur Rehman, National Spanish Desk Spokesperson, for the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community USA, will be available for interviews.

About Ahmadiyya Muslim Community & Connecticut Chapter:

Ahmadiyya Muslim Community is a dynamic, reformist and fast-growing international movement within Islam. Founded in 1889, the Community spans more than 200 nations with membership exceeding tens of millions. Ahmadiyya Muslim Community USA, established in 1920, is among the first American-Muslim organizations and the largest united under one spiritual leader.

Ahmadiyya Muslim Community is the only Islamic organization to believe that the long- awaited Messiah has come in the person of Mirza Ghulam Ahmad (1835-1908) of Qadian, India. Ahmad claimed to be the metaphorical second coming of Jesus of Nazareth and the divine guide, whose advent was foretold by the founder of Islam, Prophet Muhammad. The Community believes that God sent Ahmad, like Jesus, to end religious wars, condemn bloodshed and reinstitute morality, justice, and peace. Ahmad's advent has brought about an unprecedented era of Islamic revival and moderation. He divested Muslims of fanatical beliefs and practices by vigorously championing Islam's true and essential teachings. The worldwide Community is lead today by its peace-loving spiritual head Mirza Masroor Ahmad, the fifth Successor of the Messiah and Khalifa of Islam.

The Connecticut Chapter of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community USA was established in the late 1980's under the leadership of its founding President Manzur Mannan. Its Mosque in Meriden was purchased in 2007, and was named Baitul Aman "House of Peace" by its current international leader Mirza Masroor Ahmad. In June 2016, the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Meriden, Connecticut was awarded the United States Attorney's Office National Security and Major Crimes Unit Award by the United States Attorney Deirdre M. Daly and Department of Justice. This was under the leadership of Dr. Mohammed Qureshi for the "courage, leadership, and tremendous generosity of spirit" in an exemplary response of compassion to the shootings its Mosque sustained in November 2015.

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