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A century later, it remains a welcoming place of worship and a historic centre of community life. Ehtesham Ahmed Arif, Missionary of the Ahmaddiya Muslim Community, has been talking to Jackie’s Meena Iyer. https://embeds.audioboom.com/posts/8960882/embed?v=202301 Lib Dem MP for Sutton & Cheam, Luke Taylor, also went along. https://embeds.audioboom.com/posts/8960884/embed?v=202301 Hamdah Sanor Farooqi is a long-time member of…

Guests from different backgrounds gathered at Baitus Samad Mosque to mark the centenary of London’s first purpose-built mosque, including a live address from the community’s Worldwide Head. Members of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community in Huddersfield welcomed guests from across the local community on Saturday 3 October to celebrate 100 years since the Fazl Mosque opened…

A faith group in Doncaster is celebrating the 100th anniversary of London’s very first purpose-built mosque. Nestled on a quiet suburban street in Southfields, the Fazl Mosque has become far more than simply a place of worship. Over the past century, it has welcomed global leaders, royalty and ordinary visitors alike. The historic building was…

Fazl Mosque was used as an air raid shelter in the war – but that is not its only link to a pivotal moment in world history. Exactly 100 years ago the Guardian wrote about the opening of London’s first mosque, an impressive white building surrounded by immaculate flower gardens in the heart of south…

Muslims in Bradford have been celebrating the 100th anniversary of London’s first purpose-built mosque. The Fazl Mosque, located in Southfields and inaugurated in 1926, is being honoured as a beacon of “faith, peace and community service”. Waqaas Anwar, president of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community UK’s Bradford branch, said: “Our community in Bradford exists because of…

A mosque funded by ordinary Muslims living thousands of miles away in India is celebrating its 100th anniversary this weekend.The Fazl Mosque in Southfields, which opened on October 3, 1926, and became London’s first purpose-built mosque, will mark its centenary with prayers, community service projects, 10,000 meals for homeless people, and 10,000 volunteer hours dedicated…

A mosque described as a “beacon of peace” is marking 100 years of faith and community service. The Fazl Mosque in Southfields, the first purpose-built mosque in London, has stood in the capital since 1926 and will celebrate its centenary on Saturday, October 3. Located on a quiet suburban street, the mosque has served as…

The Fazl Mosque in Southfields opened in 1926 and has served London’s growing Muslim population for decades. https://www.itv.com/watch/news/londons-first-purpose-built-mosque-marks-its-100th-anniversary/x8d3smf

The Fazl Mosque in Southfields will mark a historic milestone this weekend as the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community UK celebrates the centenary of London’s first purpose-built mosque. Opened on 3 October 1926, the modest building on Gressenhall Road has, for a hundred years, been far more than a place of worship. The mosque’s origins lie in…