Blessings of Financial Sacrifice by Ahmadiyya Muslim Community
Ahmadiyya Muslim Community San Diego
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AHMADIYYA MUSLIM COMMUNITYSAN DIEGO
Brief History
San Diego – Southernmost Jamaat of West Coast-
7 Largest city in USA
2nd Largest city in California
Borders Mexico
border city
borders Mexico
San Diego JamaatFirst Ahmadi family Dr Karimullah Zirvi (current editor of Ahmadiyya Gazette USA) 1979
First Missionary to give lecture on Islam in San Diego: Ata-ullah Kalim 1980
The Tortilla connection: Hazrat Khalifa III sent Ch Hamidullah Sahib (Vakil ala Rabwah) to San Diego to go to Tijuana Mexico to learn how tortillas can be mass produced for jalsas in UK and around world 1980
San Diego JamaatFormally established 1991. The late missionary Sheikh Mubarak Ahmad is known to have visited in early 1990s
First President - Ibrahim Naeem (African American)
Followed by Moyenuddin Sirajee (Bengali American)
Current President – Dr Tahir Ijaz (since 2010)
As Jamaat #’s were small, usually met in homes for meetings, until 2010
Meeting at a home
2005 First public symposium
2010 – First Salaat Center for San Diego established
Salaat Center entrance
First Juma at our Center Dec 2010
Formal opening of Salaat Center 2011
First visit by national missionary in charge Naseem Mahdi sahib 2012
Visit of Naseem Mahdi sahib
Our center was used for national distribution of T shirts for Muslims for Life campaign 2011
LA Jamaat’s visit and picnic in San Diego 2012
First Seerat Nabi Jalsa at our Center arranged by Lajna 2013 (current sadr Gazala Sirajee)
Lajna, nasirat with non-jamaat members volunteering at food bank to help needy 2013
Our JamaatDiverse community
Indo-Pakistani origin, Bengali, African.
New Ahmadis: Japanese American, African American, Indian American
Refugees from Pakistan (Five so far, more coming)