Amid a surge in reported racist incidents following the U.S. election, one Muslim community in Virginia found a more-welcoming message written outside their mosque this weekend – in washable chalk.

"We love you," said a hand-written message on the sidewalk in front of the Mubarak Mosque, in Chantilly, Va. "We are your brothers and sisters," another message said.

Images of the artwork were posted on the local Muslim youth group's Twitter account on Sunday afternoon. "Members of our mosque were delightfully surprised when coming for prayer today, seeing message of love and compassion by the local community!" the tweet said.

Muslim community member Qasim Rashid shared the images on Twitter, and garnered more than 2,500 retweets and nearly 6,000 likes in less than 24 hours.

"Some sneaky hooligans 'vandalized' my mosque in VA over the weekend," he wrote, adding the hashtag #MuslimAlly.

The incident stands in contrast to a number of other photos shared on social media in recent weeks, some of which have showed racist graffiti accompanied by comments supporting U.S. President-elect Donald Trump.

Trump told "60 Minutes" last week that he does not support those who are harassing minorities in his name. "I am so saddened to hear that," he said in the interview. "If it helps, I will say this, and I will say right to the cameras: 'Stop it.'"