CONCEPTION BAY SOUTH, N.L. — After teenage vandals hit the Baitul Ehsaan Mosque last week, Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama`at Canada says there was an outpouring of financial support from the community at large.
Rather than use those funds to repair damage to the mosque, which is still under construction, the group is directing all those funds to Boys and Girls Clubs of St. John's.
"In line with the teachings of Islam and the practice of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him), the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama`at Canada has forgiven the perpetrators of this act of vandalism and is using the incident to help build bridges of understanding in the community," they wrote in a press release.
"The Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama`at Canada has built mosques across the country to build bridges with Canadians. These mosques serve as a source of community gathering, peace, acceptance and multiculturalism."
