Mosque Foundation Receives Award
By Connie Martin

The Mosque Foundation recently received an award from “Faith in Place” during its 9th Annual Harvest Celebration Dinner at Garfield Park Conservatory on Sunday, October 19th.  The award was presented to the Mosque Foundation for its environmental conservation efforts by becoming the first mosque in the nation to install solar heating panels for the new water heating system this past August. 

Faith in Place is an environmentally conscious organization established in 1999 to help faith communities understand that issues of ecology and economy, and caring for God’s creation, is a vital part of faith and social justice. 

Sh. Kifah Mustapha accepted the award on behalf of the Mosque Foundation, delivering inspiring words to the multi-faith audience, and relating some of the traditions of our Prophet (PBUH) concerning environmental issues in Islam.