Aqsa Mosque | |
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مسجد اقصی | |
Religion | |
Affiliation | Ahmadiyya Islam |
Ecclesiastical or organizational status | Mosque |
Status | Active |
Location | |
Location | Qadian, Gurdaspur, Punjab |
Country | India |
Location of the mosque in Punjab, India | |
Administration | Ahmadiyya Muslim Community |
Geographic coordinates | 31°49′8″N 75°22′44″E / 31.81889°N 75.37889°E |
Architecture | |
Type | Mosque architecture |
Style | Qajar |
Founder | Mirza Ghulam Murtaza |
Completed | 1876 CE |
Specifications | |
Capacity | 15,000 worshippers |
Dome(s) | Five |
Minaret(s) | 1 large; 8 small |
Minaret height | 32 m (105 ft) |
Website | |
ahmadiyyamuslimjamaat | |
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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]