Bright Lights of the Ahmadiyya Movement — Page 58
58 BRIGHT LIGHTS OF THE AHMAD I YY A MOVEMENT In a few days Br. Wali Kareem and Br. Abdul Qadeer had each paid $1,000. 00 dollars. Sister Aliyyah Shaheed, President of Lajna Imaillah, pledged $1,000. 00 dollars on behalf of Naional Lajna. Other contributions started coming. In the end, Br. Abdul Qadeer had paid more than $6,000. 00 dollars. Unfortunately, Brother Wali Kareem could not take any more active part in the construction of the Mosque as he passed away in 1964. It seemed, however, that because of his sincerity Allah Almighty caused His angels to help them to complete the project. Sure enough, the entire building was completed in less than a year and the Annual Convention of September, 1965, was held there in Dayton. The Mosque has one white central dome and two white minarets on either side. The inside is nicely carpeted and painted and the kitchen is four times the original size. '' Allaho Akbar!'' With Allah, all things are possible.