to call such fears unfounded and to present the idea, instead, that American Muslims in fact support American values and freedoms. An interfaith Iftar event was held at the mosque during Ramadan later in 2017. The mosque was visited by the current, fifth caliph of the world-wide Ahmadiyya community, Mirza Masroor Ahmad, in 2018. The caliph led prayers and delivered his Friday sermon. It was one of only four stops in the United States by the khalifa, before he would continue on to Guatemala. Guests were expected "from all over the Gulf Coast region and around the world" for the event, which was said to be comparable to a visit by the pope or the Dalai Lama. In 2019, the mosque was twice threatened online to be the site of a violent attack, with the sender citing the Christchurch mosque shootings in New Zealand in March 2019. This led to calls for increased security to be put into place in mosques across Texas. The Harris County Sheriff's Office and the FBI were investigating. This was three weeks after a man threatened to shoot up the mosque after he was asked to leave; the man was arrested. See also List of mosques in the Americas Lists of mosques List of mosques in the United States References External links Baitus Samee Mosque, Houston, a 15-minute documentary produced by the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Ahmadiyya mosques in the United States Religious buildings and structures in Texas Buildings and structures in Houston Mosques completed in 2002 Mosques in Texas Islam in Houston