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Innisfil and Bradford council visit Islamic Exhibit at BWG Library

The Ahmadiyya Muslim Women’s Association hosted the exhibit at the library last week as they strive to keep increasing their efforts of service in the community and to continue to spread the message of love and peace

The Ahmadiyya Muslim Women’s Association (AMWA) invited guests to the BWG Library last week to showcase the Islamic Exhibit in celebration of Islamic Heritage Month.

Islam is one of the world’s second-largest religions practiced majorly by Muslims. The word ‘Islam’ is Arabic for ‘obedience and peace’ and was founded by Prophet Muhammad over 1,400 years ago in Arabia.

Members of the AMWA guided visitors around the exhibit and explained all the different artifacts, literature, clothing, and accessories which included jewellery and scarves, as well artwork and inventions made by many Canadian Muslims in history.

The overall theme of the exhibit was: Love for All, Hatred for None

“It was truly my pleasure to hold an event that provides Canadians with a unique opportunity to connect, respect, and reflect with their Muslim counterparts, and also learn their significant contributions towards the advancements of the human world,” thanked Riffat Jahan, member of the AMWA and one of many organizers at the event.

Jahan was born Pakistani but is “Canadian at heart”.

The event saw a steady flow of guests including Innisfil Councillors Donna Orsatti and Carolyn Payne, Deputy Mayor James Leduc, Bradford Councillors Mark Contois, Ron Orr, and Peter Ferragine, MP Scot Davidson, and Jennifer Harrison (Chair of the BWG Library), as well as members of the Simcoe Police department and BWG Fire Chief Olaf Lamerz.

Guests were able to try their hand at writing calligraphy which is a fundamental element of Islamic art and is significant in the book of Qur’an; the holy book often followed by Muslims.

Visitors also received a free gift bag as an appreciation for supporting the event which included Islamic Books, pens, bookmarks, mugs, and a few other treasures. 

AMWA celebrated all month with a series of donations throughout the community, including 1,000 bookmarks to Chris Hadfield Public School in Bradford, and supplies of paper towels, soap containers, packs of tissue boxes, and 500 bookmarks were donated to Alliston Boyne River Public School, and Tottenham Public School.

“We had very positive feedback from the principal and the staff members,” shares Madiha Majoka, Press and Media Secretary of the AMWA in Bradford. “We also got the opportunity to display Islamic Heritage month Literature and craft in schools with great positivity and feedback.”

The Ahmadiyya Muslim Women’s Association strives to keep improving and increasing its efforts of service in the community and to continue to spread the message of love and peace.

“We have received amazing responses from the members of the community who appreciate our humble efforts to do our part in the Bradford community,” shares Majoka. “But it is not enough, we need to keep increasing our effort and reach out to more and more people and spread the message of peace.”

To learn more about the Ahmadiyya Muslim Women’s Association, visit: Ahmadiyya.ca  or alislam.org

Editor's note: Some of the photos originally published have been removed as requested by the AMWA.