Dedication for Service

Neither Ziaullah nor Inayat Khan (pictured below) is fluent in English. Yet they know how to communicate. They come to the mosque early for Jumu’ah Prayer, they set up a table, brew the coffee, and lay out cookies for the guests.

By the grace of Allah, around 15-20 non-Ahmadi Muslim guests join us for Jumu’ah Prayer. Some are regulars, some attend every now and then, and some are first time attendees who look up the nearest mosque online and Allah brings them to Baitus Samad Mosque in Baltimore.

As Jumu’ah concludes and people offer their Sunnah Prayers, a scene begins to emerge. Strangers with different backgrounds congregate around the coffee table. A Yemeni guest and a Punjabi Ahmadi—neither one of whom can speak English—exchange smiles as one of them receives a cup of hot coffee from the other.

Before you know it, brotherhood, smiles, hugs, appreciation, and compassion begin to fill the part of the mosque where Ziaullah and Inayat Khan are quietly serving coffee. Guests engage in conversation with Jama’at members. Some talk about Islam while others discuss football or their child’s daycare issue. Cards are exchanged. Friendships are forged.

One of the guests recently submitted his Bai’at form. When asked why we were doing this activity, senior members from Baltimore echoed the famous words of Hazrat Khalifatul-Masih III (may Allah’s blessings be on him): To win their hearts.

Ziaullah and Inayat Khan are showing no signs of slowing down.