Baitus Salaam Mosque

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Baitus Salaam Mosque
مسجد بیت السلام
Religion
Affiliation Islam
Branch/tradition Ahmadiyya
Location
Location53 Cliff Closes Road, Scunthorpe, DN15 7HT
Country England
Geographic coordinates 53°35′11″N0°40′25″W / 53.5862752898192°N 0.6737007669256437°W / 53.5862752898192; -0.6737007669256437
Architecture
Style Modern
Date established2002
Completed17 June 2023
Specifications
Capacity250
Dome(s)1
Minaret(s)4

The Baitus Salaam (English: House of Peace) [1] is a mosque in Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, England and is the first purpose-built mosque of its kind to be built in the town. [2] It was inaugurated on June 17, 2023 and can accommodate 250 worshippers, and built with a library and a community hall. [3]

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Inauguration

Over 200 people attended the inauguration of the new mosque, including religious leaders (including the head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community - Mirza Masroor Ahmad) local MPs and members of the armed forces. [1]

History

The land upon which the mosque was built on was previously a bungalow which was acquired 20 years ago, back in 2002. [3] During that time it served as a mission house for the community. [4] Overtime, the community accumulated funds by itself to expand and convert the area, as the bungalow soon proved to be insufficient. [3]

In 2016, a proposal for a purpose-built mosque was submitted to the council, which was initially objected to by the local community as 37 letters of objections were sent. [5] Following approval by the council the existing bungalow was demolished, [1] two years later, in 2018, the foundation stone was laid for the mosque. [4]

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