New York USA Souvenir 1989 — Page 31
NEW YORK MISSION HOUSES 1. 138 Street, West, Manhattan, N. Y. 1947 2. 115 West 116 Street, N. Y. 1948 - 1954 3. 265 West 730 Street, Manhattan, N. Y. 1954- 1957 4. 118 West 87 Street, Manhattan, N. Y. 1957 - 1960 5. 147-20 Archer Ave. Jamaic~ Queens, N. Y. 1960 - 1973 6. 1604 Union Street, Brooklyn, N. Y. 1973 - 1984 7. Bait-ul-Zafar,"Queens, N. Y. Since 1985 BAITUL ZAFAR - NEW YORK A Brief Outline Baitul Zafar, the present Mission House in New York was pur- chased in August 1984 and it took further 6 months to obtain the Certificate of Occupancy, after which the premises was usable for the purpose legally. Due to the increasing number of the Jamaat members, the Mis- sion House in Brooklyn was considered too small and thus it was decided that the premises may be sold and some bigger place be acquired. A Regional Committee was formed for the purpose with the approval of Hazrat Khalifatul Masih III in early 1982. After disposing the Brooklyn Center, the Jamaat held its month- ly meetings at P. S. 165 for some time and the Juma prayers were held at Shaheen Restaurant in Queens. When Hazrat Khalifatul Masih IV proposed a plan for the establishment of 5 Centers in the U. S. A. , a Special Committee was formed through whose ef- forts and by the Grace of Allah Baitul Zafar was acquired. The Committee consisted of Dr. Ehsan Zafar (now Naib Amir II), Dr. Shahid Ahmad, Dr. Mir Mubarak Ahmad, Dr. Hamid Azizur Rehman, Br. Nazir Ayaz and Br. Abid Hanif (then Regional President). 31