Milwaukee's Bait-ul Qadir mosque — in the former corporate headquarters of AAA Wisconsin — is a reflection of the Ahmadis' global scope and their nearly 100 years of history in urban America.
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| Photo: Michael McLoone / Journal Sentinel |
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By Annysa Johnson | July 22, 2013
Ahmadiyya Muslims worship freely here, but persecuted elsewhere
Inside the Bait-ul Qadir mosque on Fond du Lac Ave., a small group of men gather before the midday prayer. They speak of the weather and their families, the inanities of daily affairs but also the great mysteries of life and the path to salvation.
"We are what we do. And in the next life, we will be judged by our actions," said Rashid Ahmad, an imam, who at 90 commands the quiet respect of his fellow worshippers.
"You cannot judge a body that has been in the ground; it is dust. But your actions...," said Ahmad, waving his hand as if to cast a fine powder into the ether. "Your actions are still here."
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