08-03-2015 05:11 via kerngoldenempire.com

Mosque inaugurated

BAKERSFIELD, CA - A unique peak inside the traditions of Bakersfield's Muslim community, with the inauguration of the new Dawoodi Bohra Mosque.

Bakersfield Mayor Harvey Hall and council member Jacquie Sullivan were on hand for the historic event. Presiding over the ceremony, and traveling here from India, Syendna Mufaddal Saifuddin, the religious head of the global Dawoodi Bohra Muslim community.

Dawoodi Bohra Muslim Hozefa Divan said, "The inauguration is in a sense a consecrat
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