Masjid Al-Hedaya construction

We the general residents of Marietta community wish to express our sincere thanks and appreciation for the laudable work carried out by the Trustee/Board members of Masjid Al-Hedaya in conducting its affairs over the last decade. Meanwhile the Marietta community has been generously extending financial contributions and other necessary assistance and eagerly looking forward to its board to accelerate the process of building proper facilities for the community members such as, construction of Masjid building, establishing school, Dawah Center and other development works for the Youth of the community.

2. The Marietta community, however, wish to point out with serious concerns that no progress has so far been made towards the construction of Masjid building and other related projects. The community has been, on various occasions, informed that
in spite of the fact that the establishment of the Masjid was initiated and funded primarily by the Marietta community, the progress has been delayed mainly due to the involvement of ICNA which is holding the legal titles to the property.

3. The community of Marietta highly appreciates the commendable work carried out on national level by ICNA and in no way it desires to disassociate itself from the DAWAH and other humanitarian works being carried out by ICNA for the betterment of Muslim Ummah. Many of the community members have long association with ICNA and the platform of Masjid Al-Hedaya has repeatedly been used by ICNA for its fund raising requirements and such cooperation will no doubt continue in future.

4.The Marietta community wishes to call on its Trustees with deep concerns and rapidly growing dissatisfaction that the unresolved issues between ICNA and Masjid Al-Hedaya should be amicably settled without further loss of time so that the community may actively pursue its goals for the construction of masjid building and furtherance of other aims and objectives of the community as envisaged in the By-laws of the Masjid for the benefits of the community.
Therefore, the community of Marietta wishes to plead to the Masjid Trustees and ICNA to resolve the existing stalemate and come out with a final decision by the end of October. In case the said predicament is left unresolved, the community, as a result of its extreme disappointment, may adopt different measures including withdrawing its financial and other support to the Masjid and to ICNA and taking up the matter to different quarters seeking for the restoration of masjid property to the Marietta community for pursuance of the noble purposes of the establishment.

We, the Marietta community members, pray to Almighty Allah to strengthen the brotherhood bonds among Muslims and guide you to resolve the long outstanding matter in the true spirit of understanding, mutual love and respect, Amin!