New York USA Souvenir 1989 — Page 19
NOOR-UL-HUQ ANWAR Missionary in New York during late 50's for three years. He started off at 30th street mission house in Manhattan and then moved to 86th street. He built relationship with Pakistan League. He was Hafiz of Quran and for the first time in America Taravees were held and the Quran was completed. QADIR ZAIGAM A very scholarly and aggressive missionary. He held weekly Tabligh meetings at Time Square and was extemely good at debates with non muslims. On his return , he became vakil-ul-alla. SADEEQ SHAHID He became missionary incharge USA after his two year service in New York. He started off his stay in New York at Archer ave. mission house and then moved to Brooklyn mission house. During his stay, New York Jamaat had its first own mission house and purchased the house at 1064 Union Street in Brooklyn and called the place "Nasir Mosque" MAJOR ABDUL HAMID A retired military officer offered his services to the Ahmadiyya community in 1960. He served in England , USA, and Japan before returning to USA to take charge as missionary for N. E. region stationed in New York. He was stationed in New York from 1978 to 1980. During his stay in New York, he made the following observation : "I always admire their(members of Jamaat) spirit of love, coopration and brotherliness. May God shower his blessings on them wherever they go or in whatever land they settle dow n. " During his stay, the president of New York Jamaat was brother Umer Ibrahim Bilal. The tri-state Mosque fund started during his period and at the end of his assignment, over $40,000 had been collected out of the pledged $70,000. The tri-state Mosque committee also was establised during the same period. One of his projects included writing to U. N. Ambassadors and President Carter on Ahmadiyyat and Islam. He d i d get reply from the president. 1•