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Upstate Northeast Region
Upstate Northeast Region of Lajna Ima'illah USA consists of seven Local Majalis. By the grace of Allah Upstate Northeast Region plays an active role to host many Jama'at and Lajna Local, Regional, and National events.
Individual efforts, events and highlights of the Majalis will be posted on this page.
The Region consists of the following Majalis.
| 1. | CT-Hartford | 2. | MA-Boston |
| 3. | MA-Fitchburg | 4. | NY-Albany |
| 5. | NY- Binghamton | 6. | NY-Buffalo |
| 7. | NY-Rochester | 8. | NY-Syracuse |
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East Coast Lajna & Nasirat Ijtema, 2012
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As part of an on-going tabligh series in the Boston Chapter, members of Lajna Ima’illah and Nasirat-ul-Ahmadiyya attended a Sunday service at the First Parish Unitarian Universalist Church in Canton,
On Sunday, September 16th, 2012 members of Lajna Ima’illah, Boston Chapter met at Bait- ul Nasr, their local mission house to clean the mosque. However what started out as routine cleaning, very quickly grew into a larger mosque beautification project. The day started with Lajna members scrubbing the bathrooms, and reorganizing the storage
The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Boston Chapter hosted an auspicious Ramadan interfaith dinner, on August 17 2012, inviting civic and religious leadership. The event was attended by over 150 guests that came from Sharon/Canton Police Department, Fire Department, American Red Cross, multiple Christian churches and trusts, Hindus Sikhs and Muslim organizations. Attendees of the event applauded the effort by the Ahmadiyya Muslim community, whose guiding principle is "Love for All Hatred for None", to gather leading communities of the greater Boston area... [
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Sharing Ramadan and Fasting By Albany, NY Majlis
Fasting—abstaining from food, and water, or certain kinds of foods – for a period of time, is a common form of worship in the Abrahamic tradition. Fasts are often related to holy days in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.Ramadan is the month when Muslims fast; refraining from drinking and eating from dawn until dusk. Remembering God, and His Blessings more often. [Read more] |
| Boston Lajna | Khidmate Khalq Report – Serving the homeless
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‘United we stand’ – ‘Love for All – Hatred for None’
Around 150 Children from Congregation Agudat Achim Jewish Community, Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, St. Luke’s, St. Joseph’s and St. Helen’s Roman Catholic churches, came together for an ‘interfaith Service Workshop’ on Monday, November 15th 2010 at Notre Dame – Bishop Gibbons school. Children presented their faith communities and lead in prayer from each faith tradition, shared desert together and made Thanksgiving placemat for Bethesda House, City Mission and Salvation Army. |
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An interesting workshop about Marriage and domestic Violence was presented. Tehrik-e Jadid presentation and culture VS religion workshop were also part of our program. Nasirat Quran and Poem Competitions were held. CPR Certification class BY RED CROSS was held. Youth and Lajna members participated and were given certificates. The youth had an outing to Yankee Candle making company. Another Regional Ijtema and youth program were held in Syracuse, NY. Workshops on “the purpose of our creation” and Attaining closeness to Allah” were conducted. Members took part in a quiz on Tehrik-e-Jadid and general knowledge.The Youth took a trip to the MOST Museum in Syracuse and enjoyed an IMAX documentary.A Nasirat Tarbiyyat Camp was held by Hartford Lajna. The purpose for the Nasirat was to learn Quran, Salat and history of Islam and Ahmadiyyat. |
Sharing Feast, Fasting Traditions, and Forging new Friendships
On Sunday 29th January 2012 as a Khidmate Khalq initiative, Lajna Ima’illah Boston hosted a community meal at the Boston Rescue Mission Soup Kitchen, a non-profit homeless and rehabilitation shelter. Five Christian men and women founded the center in 1899, who decided to dedicate their lives to helping the poor and homeless of inner city Boston. Today, the Boston Rescue Mission is run on an entirely volunteer basis under the directives of Reverend John Samaan and offers extensive resources to prevent and end homelessness as well as provide longitudinal rehabilitation programs against substance abuse, incarceration and homelessness. 
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