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Largest Mosque in Western Europe to Open
The largest mosque complex in western Europe opens Thursday in southern England and will be able to hold up to 10,000 worshippers.
| Ahhh... But there's a catch... |
Ahmadiya Muslims built the mosque in Morden, funded entirely by voluntary donations from individuals.
Hadhrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad, worldwide head of the Ahmadiyy community, will lead prayers Friday at the Baitul Futuh Mosque, which has a 50-foot dome. "It's a second historic occasion for the Ahmadi Muslims to add to the heritage of British culture and to the presence of Muslim community in Britain," said Hadhrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad, president of British Ahmadis. The Ahmadiya Muslim community was founded by Hadhrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad in Qadian, India, in 1889. In a little over a century, the community has spread to 174 countries, with an estimated 200 million followers. Ahmadiya Muslims built London's first mosque nearly 80 years ago.
| I'll bet the Paks are taking the gas pipe. Qazi's bunch made their name by rioting until the Qadianis were declared non-Muslims... |
Posted by: Fred Pruitt 2003-10-02 |
