Perseverance — Page 205
Concluding Thoughts 205 Government Citation: The Wisconsin State Senate documented a citation in honor of Brother Rashid Ahmad that states the following: KNOW YOU BY THESE PRESENTS: WHEREAS, Imam Rashid Ahmad American was born in 1923 in [East] St. Louis, Illinois, and WHEREAS, Imam Rashid became an Ahmadi Muslim in 1947, and in 1949, travelled to Pakistan to study Islam and eventually earned a degree to become a missionary. After returning to the United States, he became the first American missionary of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community; and WHEREAS, Imam Rashid was a remarkable community member, who used his humble nature to spread the word of Islam’s peaceful teachings to the community and young adults through regular appearances at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and the public television show, “Islam Live”, and WHEREAS Imam Rashid inspired generations of men and women to live a better life and to work together to improve their neighborhoods. He regularly held Sunday meetings, which were attended by members of all faiths, where individuals could come together to brainstorm ideas to collectively make their city a better place; and