Mubarak Mosque (Tilford)

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

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Mubarak Mosque
Mubarak Mosque, Tilford
Religion
AffiliationIslam
Branch/traditionAhmadiyya
Location
LocationTilford, Surrey, England
AdministrationAhmadiyya Muslim Community
Geographic coordinates51°11′26.5″N 0°45′3.6″W
Architecture
TypeMosque
Completed2019
Specifications
Capacity500 (up to 2,000 with neighbouring halls)[1]
Dome(s)1
Minaret(s)2

Islamabad

Since the principal headquarters of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community is the city, town or place where the caliph of the movement resides, the Fazl Mosque in London, England had served as its de facto international headquarters following the forced exile of Mirza Tahir Ahmad, the fourth caliph, from Pakistan in 1984. Originally named Sheephatch Farm, between 1985 and 2004 the Islamabad site was used for the annual convention of Ahmadis until it was moved to Hadiqat-ul-Mahdi near Alton. Following the fifth caliph, Mirza Masroor Ahmad's move to Islamabad in 2019, it serves as the international headquarters and administrative centre of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community worldwide, replacing the Fazl Mosque, with facilities including:[4]

  • Mubarak Mosque
  • Residence of the Caliph
  • 32 additional residences
  • Administrative buildings
  • Muslim Television Ahmadiyya facilities[5]
  • Equestrian centre
  • Sports hall
  • Courtyard[6]

It is also the final resting place of Mirza Tahir Ahmad, the fourth caliph of the Ahmadiyya Movement.[7]

See also

References
  1. https://www.alhakam.org/a-blessed-friday-at-the-new-markaz/
  2. "Former Foreign Secretary Visits Head of Ahmadiyya Muslim Community | Ahmadiyya Muslim Community UK | Love For All Hatred For None". Retrieved 9 May 2020.
  3. "Head Of Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Opens New Central Mosque In Islamabad, Tilford, UK". Press & Media Office. 19 May 2019. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
  4. "Muslim leader opens new Tilford mosque". Farnham Herald. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
  5. "UNTOLD STORY SPECIAL: Khalifatul Masih, The Muazzin, an Empty Mosque and a Worldwide Audience | Ahmadiyya Muslim Community UK | Love For All Hatred For None". Retrieved 9 May 2020.
  6. Evans, Alec (24 September 2019). "5 things I learned visiting Ahmadiyya caliphate's Surrey mosque". getsurrey. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
  7. "Hazrat Mirza Tahir Ahmad Sahib Khalifatul Masih IV (RA) – Tareekh-e-Ahmadiyyat". Retrieved 12 May 2020.
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