| Mubarak Mosque | |
|---|---|
مسجد مبارک | |
 The Mubarak Mosque with the Aqsa Mosque and White Minaret in the background | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Islam |
| Branch/tradition | Ahmadiyya |
| Ecclesiastical or organizational status | Mosque |
| Status | Active |
| Location | |
| Location | Qadian,GurdaspurPunjab |
| Country | India |
  Location of the mosque inPunjab | |
| Coordinates | 31°49′11.5″N75°22′26.3″E / 31.819861°N 75.373972°E /31.819861; 75.373972 |
| Architecture | |
| Type | Mosque architecture |
| Style | Qajar |
| Groundbreaking | 1882 |
| Completed | 1883 |
| Capacity | 600 worshippers |
| Inscriptions | One(maybe more) |
TheMubarak Mosque orMasjid Mubarak (Urdu:مسجد مبارک,lit. 'Blessed Mosque') is amosque, located inQadian, in theGurdaspur district of the state ofPunjab, India. It is considered as the first mosquebuilt after the founding of theAhmadiyya Muslim Community.[1] It is located in the heart ofQadian, in the rear of theAqsa Mosque, the first mosque of Qadian.
The foundations for the mosque was laid in 1882 and the mosque was opened in 1883 byMirza Ghulam Ahmad, the founder of the Ahmadiyya Movement.[2]
In Ahmadi theology, the mosque holds divine importance, as the building of the mosque was the first divinely task assigned toMirza Ghulam Ahmad by God.[3] Inthe Revealed Sermon, Ahmad alludes the mosque toSura Bani Isra'il Verse 2 - in relation to theMi'raj.[4]
The mosque was first expanded in the 1907, prior to the death Ahmad, and the second expansion took place in 1944 during the reign ofMirza Basheer-ud-Din Mahmood Ahmad.[4]
The entrance to the mosque has the following inscription inArabic:
When translated into English, the inscription reads:[1][5]
“This mosque is a source of blessings, is blessed itself, and every blessed deed will be performed in it.”
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