Mubarak Mosque, Tilford

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Mubarak Mosque
مسجد مبارک
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Religion
Affiliation Islam
Branch/tradition Ahmadiyya
Location
Location Tilford, Surrey, England
Administration Ahmadiyya Muslim Community
Geographic coordinates 51°11′26.5″N0°45′3.6″W / 51.190694°N 0.751000°W / 51.190694; -0.751000
Architecture
TypeMosque
Completed2019
Specifications
Capacity500 (up to 2,000 with neighbouring halls) [1]
Dome(s)1
Minaret(s)2
Minaret height13m

The Mubarak Mosque (English: The Blessed Mosque) is a mosque in Tilford, Surrey, England, on the site of the international headquarters of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, formally known as Islamabad, Tilford. [2] It was inaugurated on Friday 17 May 2019 by Mirza Masroor Ahmad, the fifth caliph of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community. [3]

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History

The place was established as Sheephatch Camp School, one of the 32 camp schools erected in 1939, designed by Thomas S Tait of Burnet, Tait & Lorne architects following the Camp Act 1939. During World War II, it was used as wartime evacuation centre for Ruckholt Road Central School in Leyton and later closed in 1943. [4] [5]

Original building

The land was sold for £80,000 but was again put on auction in 1984 and bought by Ahmadiyya Muslim Association. [6] [7] The original mosque which was established in the original barracks was named as "Bait-us-Salam" [lower-alpha 1] (The House of Peace) and the first prayer was led by Mirza Tahir Ahmad, the fourth caliph. [8] In 2015, Waverley Council granted building permission for a new mosque and other facilities on the 10.3 hectares (25 acres) site and a complete modernisation of the facilities. [5] [9]

Inauguration

The formal inauguration of the mosque was held on 29 June 2019[ contradictory ] in the presence of faith, civic and religious leaders. Around 300 guests were in attendance, including MP Dominic Grieve, former attorney general, MP Sir Ed Davey, chair of Tilford Parish Council Debra Lee, and former mayor of Farnham David Attfield. [10]

Architecture

The mosque building consists of one dome and 32 fins including a glazed window in each fin. The mosque has two minarets standing just over 13m high with each minaret having a gilded finials. [9]

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