The Masjid Al-Tawheed on Lower Nob Hill has been scarred by repeated acts of hate-fueled vandalism during a time sacred for its congregants, the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. A perpetrator, captured on security footage, has targeted the mosque not once but twice, bringing a palpable tension to the spiritual haven in San Francisco.

According to a report by SFist, the vandal's first attack involved smashing the mosque's windows with a skateboard, an act of destruction caught on camera on April 3. Despite swift reporting to authorities, the mosque's peace was shattered once more when the same individual allegedly returned on April 10 - Tuesday - to menace within the mosque's sanctified walls, smoking a cigarette, getting into an altercation, and threatening violence against those gathered for worship.

The suspect's brazen midday return, documented at 11:44 am before he fled the scene heading north on Van Ness Avenue, has provoked a city-wide hunt, with the San Francisco Police Department actively seeking any information related to the incidents. 

The San Francisco Bay Area office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-SFBA) has voiced its concern, condemning the attack and the rise in Islamophobia it represents. "CAIR-SFBA is very concerned about these reported, repeat incidents targeting a San Francisco mosque during the holy month of Ramadan," CAIR-SFBA Executive Director Zahra Billoo said in a statement published by CAIR. She stressed the importance of safety and vigilance in houses of worship, recommending CAIR's security guide for community protection amidst what she describes as a "period of heightened, unprecedented Islamophobia."

Community leaders and local law enforcement have been responsive, but the concern remains as CAIR-SFBA reports a record number of bias complaints. The incident, CAIR says, mirrors a pattern of increasing intolerance, with CAIR's New Jersey chapter also condemning a recent act of vandalism at the Muslim Chaplaincy house at Rutgers University.