Aqsa Mosque, Qadian
| Aqsa Mosque | |
|---|---|
مسجد اقصی | |
 The mosque in 2015 | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Islam |
| Branch/tradition | Ahmadiyya |
| Ecclesiastical or organizational status | Mosque |
| Status | Active |
| Location | |
| Location | Qadian, Gurdaspur, Punjab |
| Country | India |
  Location of the mosque in Punjab, India | |
| 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 | 5 |
| Minarets | 1 large; 8 small |
| Minaret height | 32 m (105 ft) |
| Website | |
| ahmadiyyamuslimjamaat | |
| [1][2] | |
The Aqsa Mosque, also known as the Masjid Aqsa (Urdu: مسجدِ اقصیٰ), is a historical mosque 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]
History
[edit]The mosque was built in 1876 by Mirza Ghulam Murtaza, father of Mirza Ghulam Ahmad, the founder of the Ahmadiyya movement.[4] The land on which the mosque lies upon was purchased in an auction, and prior to 1875, it was previously utilised for a prison. Some suggest the land was also used for a local court of law.[5]
In January 1938, a loudspeaker was installed in Aqsa Mosque for the first time. At that time, the second caliph, Mirza Basheer-ud-Din Mahmood Ahmad, gave a sermon on this.[6]
Expansion
[edit]Throughout the 20th century, the mosque was renovated and repeatedly extended by the Ahmadiyya administration and, as of 2014[update], the capacity of the building has increased to 15,000 worshippers, from its initial capacity of 200.[7]
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ "Building of Mosques Worldwide an Ahmadiyya Priority". alislam.org.
- ^ "Construction of Minara-tul-Masih Qadian". alislam.org. 20 February 2000.
- ^ "Aqsa Mosque - Birth Place of Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad". Archived from the original on 27 October 2016. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
- ^ Roose, Eric (2009). The Architectural Representation of Islam: Muslim-commissioned Mosque Design in the Netherlands. Amsterdam University Press. ISBN 978-90-8964-133-5.
- ^ Hakam, Al (18 May 2018). "The First Ahmadi Mosque". Retrieved 27 September 2025.
- ^ Hakam, Al (7 January 2022). "This Week in History: 7-13 January". www.alhakam.org. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
- ^ "Eid Celebrations". Archived from the original on 21 July 2015.
External links
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Media related to Aqsa Mosque, Qadian at Wikimedia Commons
- 1876 establishments in India
- 19th-century mosques in India
- Ahmadiyya mosques in Qadian, India
- Buildings and structures in Gurdaspur district
- Mosque buildings with domes in India
- Mosque buildings with minarets in India
- Mosques completed in the 1870s
- Mosques in Punjab, India
- Qajar mosques
- Religious buildings and structures completed in 1876