Bait ul-Futuh

Bait ul- Futuh ( Urdu بیت الفتوح, DMG Bait al - Futuh, House of Victory ') in London is the largest mosque in Western Europe and the largest mosque of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community ( AMJ ) outside Pakistan. For nomenclature see also Futuh.

History

On 3 October 2003, the Mosque of Ahmad Mirza Masrur, the Khilafat ul- Massih V. opened with the Friday Sermon. However, the foundation stone was laid Mirza Tahir Ahmad its predecessor in 1998.

The mosque can accommodate 4,500 worshipers (the building for a total of about 10,000 ). The mosque was due to lack of space in the Fazl Mosque, which can accommodate between 100 and 150 believers built. Since the construction of this mosque Friday prayers take place under the leadership of Mirza Masroor Ahmad. In the presence of the Caliph, the Friday Sermon will be broadcast live worldwide via the transmitter MTA. The total construction cost of the Mosque of approximately £ 15 million were applied by the members of AMJ.

Location

The mosque is located in the south-west London in the district of Morden in the London Road near the railway station Morden South.

Right next to the mosque, there are also numerous halls, which also include the AMJ. In it are also offices of executives of AMJ. The halls were completed in 1998 and will be used, among other visitors of Mosque in overcrowding of the mosque. This is the case, for example, in the period before and after the Jalsa Salana.

Building and construction

The Bait ul- Futuh has two minarets which are 35 m and 23.5 m high. The dome has a diameter of 16 meters and is located on a floor height of approximately 23 meters. The mosque has a prayer area of ​​about 21,000 m². Furthermore it has the mosque two private drinking water wells that are used for wudu '.

Inside the mosque there are three floors ( including ground floor). The ground floor is intended only for women, the top two floors for men only. The top floor is the size of about only a quarter as large as the other two. There are two elevators and two staircases for the prayer.

The Bait ul- Futuh was designed for guests with disabilities. So there are, among other disabled toilets on the second floor and there is seating for people with mobility problems.

The prayer leader ( imam ) has its own access to the mosque.