Baitur Rehman Mosque | |
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Religion | |
Affiliation | Ahmadiyya |
Location | |
Location | Silver Spring, Maryland, United States |
Geographic coordinates | 39°06′12″N76°58′56″W / 39.1033°N 76.9821°W |
Architecture | |
Type | Mosque |
Style | Modern |
Construction cost | $ 4.25 million |
Specifications | |
Dome(s) | 1 |
Minaret(s) | 1 |
Baitur Rehman Mosque (House of the Gracious) is located in Silver Spring, Maryland in the United States. The mosque was inaugurated by Mirza Tahir Ahmad, the late head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, on October 14, 1994. The mosque is run by the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community. An estimated 5,000 Ahmadis and guests from across the United States attended the opening ceremony. [1]
The Fazl Mosque also known as The London Mosque, is the first purpose-built mosque in London, England. It was opened on 23 October 1926 in Southfields, Wandsworth. At a cost of £6,223, the construction of the mosque and the purchase of the land on which it stands, was financed by the donations of Ahmadi Muslim women in Qadian, Punjab, British India. Between 1984 and 2019 the Fazl Mosque was the residence of the caliphs of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, and therefore its de facto international headquarters. The administrative headquarters now lies at the site of the Islamabad, Tilford.
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