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United States- Muslim population living in
‘Church-surrounded’ Sheboygan County now find it easy to
strengthen up relations with other Muslims and more importantly
to improve their understanding on Islam because new Masjid in
the area has started operating on Friday (21/5/2010).
Ahlul Bayt News Agency (ABNA.ir), United States- Muslim
population living in ‘Church-surrounded’ Sheboygan County now
find it easy to strengthen up relations with other Muslims and
more importantly to improve their understanding on Islam because
new Masjid in the area has started operating on Friday
(21/5/2010).
They called the Friday first service at the Masjid a ‘Happy Day’
as they no longer need to drive one hour to Milwaukee just to
attend the mass prayer.
Palestine-born Hashem Allah (48) said he used to drive one hour
to Milwaukee just to have a mass prayer, but now he ‘thanked to
God’ as the Masjid ‘so close’ to him.
Masjid Sheboygan came to real after on Monday (17/5/2010) the
Wilson Town Board voted publicly to grant a conditional use
permit to use the Masjid located at 9110 Sauk Trail Road in the
former Tom’s Wisconsin building.
The first Friday sermon at the Masjid was led by the Masjid’s
imam Mohammad Hamad, and attended by 16 Muslim men and three
Muslim women in separate room.
Talking to Sheboygan Press, Mr Hamad expressed his happiness for
having a Masjid standing in the surrounding Churchgoing
population.
“I see the happiness and joy in their faces. They’re glad it’s
over. They want to feel normal and put this behind them,” Mr
Hamad remarked.
“It’s been so long since I prayed and worshipped. Now I’m
starting fresh. There are million Churces around here for kids
to go to. I’ve never had that opportunity,” said Leyla Birilik
(18).
The approval for the operation of the Masjid Sheboygan was
issued after a 90-minute fiery discussion attended by hundred
speakers and 120 people including the local resident of
Sheboygan County.
It is estimated that 80 to 100 Muslim families are living in
Sheboygan County with about 20 to 25 families would possibly
attend the mass prayer held five times in a day at the Masjid
routinely.
Mr hamad further unveiled the background of the local Muslim
residents there as saying that most of the Muslim population in
the area are from Europe, especially from Bosnia and Albania
with some other from Tajikistan, Jordan, and Syria.
Source:
http://www.abna.ir
Date: 2010/05/27
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