Aqsa Mosque, Qadian

Aqsa Mosque
مسجد اقصی
The mosque, in 2015
Religion
AffiliationAhmadiyya Islam
Ecclesiastical or organizational statusMosque
StatusActive
Location
LocationQadian, Gurdaspur, Punjab
CountryIndia
Aqsa Mosque, Qadian is located in Punjab
Aqsa Mosque, Qadian
Location of the mosque in Punjab, India
AdministrationAhmadiyya Muslim Community
Geographic coordinates31°49′8″N 75°22′44″E / 31.81889°N 75.37889°E / 31.81889; 75.37889
Architecture
TypeMosque architecture
StyleQajar
FounderMirza Ghulam Murtaza
Completed1876 CE
Specifications
Capacity15,000 worshippers
Dome(s)Five
Minaret(s)1 large; 8 small
Minaret height32 m (105 ft)
Website
ahmadiyyamuslimjamaat.in
[1][2]

The Aqsa Mosque, also known as the Masjid Aqsa (Urdu: مسجدِ اقصیٰ), is a mosque affiliated with the Ahmadiyya movement, located in Qadian, in the Gurdaspur district of the state of Punjab, India. The 19th-century mosque is the largest and oldest mosque in Qadian, and is situated inside the compound of the ancestrial house of Mirza Ghulam Ahmad, close to the White Minaret, and located in the Ahmadiyya Mohallah of Qadian.[3]

  1. ^ "Building of Mosques Worldwide an Ahmadiyya Priority". alislam.org.
  2. ^ "Construction of Minara-tul-Masih Qadian". alislam.org. 20 February 2000.
  3. ^ "Aqsa Mosque - Birth Place of Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad". Archived from the original on 27 October 2016. Retrieved 25 October 2016.

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