Imam Shamshad A. Nasir, Midwest region Missionary stationed in Chicago Glen Ellyn of Ahmadiyya Muslim Community has been appointed as the Regional Missionary in Detroit. He will proceed to Detroit to take over the new responsibility in the second week of October. He is replaced by Imam Muhammad Hanjra, who is a Missionary in Chino, California. Imam Shamshad A. Nasir arrived in Chicago in June 2014 and served in the region for more then three years. During his stay, he served the community with great zeal and devotion. He will be immensely missed throughout the mid-west region.
Imam Muhammad Zafrullah Hanjra is arriving in Chicago in the first week of October 2017.He has vast experience in serving the community as well.. We welcome him to the Midwest region and pray for his wonderful and successful stay.
Imam Shamshad A. Nasir
Imam Shamshad A. Nasir devoted his life to serving Islam in 1973 and after graduating from Jamia Ahmadiyya Rabwah, he has worked in many parts of the world to spread the message of peace, love, and the true teachings of Islam Ahmadiyyat. Over the last 44 years, Imam Shamshad has served in Pakistan, Ghana, Sierra Leone (West Africa) and the United States. Imam Shamshad has been an Imam and missionary in the U.S. for more than thirty years. In the past, he has served in Houston (Texas), Dayton (Ohio), and California. He has also served in the National Headquarters for eight years in Silver Spring, Maryland.
Throughout his service of the Faith, he has continuously promoted the cause of peace through interfaith dialogs, peace symposiums and humanitarian and civic outreach, and by engaging in the free exchange of ideas in the available media. He is a prolific speaker and an experienced writer on spiritual, interfaith and secular issues.His passion for spreading the message of peace and love have earned him great respect and honor especially among the religious communities in the USA. He is also a regular contributor to many Urdu, English and Arabic newspapers. His articles have been printed in numerous religious and non-religious publications as far away as Europe, South Asia, and Africa. He has published articles in more than 27 national and international newspapers and magazines.
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His services to the community are commendable. He is among the founding fathers of the Masroor Academy Chicago, First Ahmadiyya Muslim Elementary School in the United States of America. He is well-known for his scholarly knowledge of Islam and for building bridges of understanding, cooperation, and friendship between Ahmadiyya Islam and other faith-based communities.
