Imam Nasir Mahmood Butt, leader of the sect in Edmonton, presented to participants about the significance of fasting for the holy month of Ramadan, which began May 26.
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| File photo (Oct 17, 2016): Kerry Diotte, MP (L) seen with Imam Nasir Mahmood Butt |
Source/Credit: Edmonton Journal
By Clare Clancy | June 23, 2017
Community members gathered at an Edmonton mosque Friday to break fast with their Muslim neighbours during Ramadan, while learning about the tenets of Islam.
“It’s about general understanding and respect and tradition,” said Mario Peralta, noting it was his first time inside a mosque. “I decided to come out and see exactly how it is … I didn’t really know what to expect.
“Wonderful people, wonderful culture,” he said at the Al-Hadi Mosque in the city’s east end on 98 Avenue.
After an 18-hour dawn-to-dusk fast breaking at 10:07 p.m., dates and water bottles were handed out to those gathered inside prayer rooms, with an Iftar dinner served later. The event is part of a nationwide campaign dubbed “fast with a Muslim friend” by the Ahmadiyya Muslim community inviting non-Muslims to Iftar dinners across Canada.
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