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شوق. Thus we find that when negotiations were being conducted between Muslims and a Christian delegation from Najran (Yemen), the Christians requested for a break and wanted to go out of the mosque to their own place of worship. The Holy. Prophet of Islamsa told them it was not necessary to leave and that observing the etiquettes of the mosque, they could offer their prayers in the mosque itself. How tolerant and refreshing are the teachings and practices of the Holy Prophetsa!. If you study the Hadith (the sayings of the Holy. Prophetsa) you find that once he observed that of all the buildings the most beautiful and attractive in. Allah's sight is a mosque. . At another place the Holy Prophetsa stated: "If one builds a house for the worship of Allah, surely Allah will provide him/her a house in paradise. ". It is with this spirit and noble purpose that we undertake the construction of this, and other. Ahmadiyya mosques, and make them a source of spiritual enlightenment, homage to the Creator and welfare to the people. . To our neighbors let me assure them that Ahmadis are a peace-loving and law-abiding community. . There will be occasions when there will be large gatherings, but true to our traditions they will be orderly and well-behaved. The Holy Prophet of. Islam sa has strongly emphasized the rights of and obligations towards one's neighbors. In fact the emphasis was so strong on this subject that fear was expressed that neighbors will be made to share inheritance rights. A true Muslim must be mindful of neighbors' rights and his or her obligations to them. I trust that mutual understanding and good relations shall always prevail. . The time for expression of acknowledgments and thanks will be when we meet here again hopefully in a year's time at the inauguration. But still let me in passing express the Jama'at's gratitude to all the. Sahibzada Mirza Muzaffar Ahmad Sahib. Amir Jama'at, USA contributors for their generosity; to the mosque committee; the management team and workers for their selfless service; to Mr. Roger Bass, (the architect) for his hard work; and to our new partners. in Tompkins to whom we look for support and a product of beauty and excellence which will always be a source of pride and joy for them and us. . Aameen. . Mirza Muzaffar Ahmad Sahib, Amir Jama'at U. S. A. ,. Ground-Breaking Ceremony, Bait-ur-Rahman Mosque, 1993. THE HOLY PROPHETS AND MOSQUES "For him who makes his ablutions at home and then walks to one of the. Houses of Allah to discharge the obligation imposed on him by Allah, one single step of his towards the. Mosque wipes out a sin, and another step raises his status. " (Sahih Muslim) hmadiyya Muslim Association USA: 1994 Souvenir 31