| Mubarak Mosque | |
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مسجد مبارک | |
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| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Islam |
| Branch/tradition | Ahmadiyya |
| Location | |
| Location | Tilford,Surrey, England |
 Interactive map of Mubarak Mosque | |
| Administration | Ahmadiyya Muslim Community |
| Coordinates | 51°11′26.5″N0°45′3.6″W / 51.190694°N 0.751000°W /51.190694; -0.751000 |
| Architecture | |
| Type | Mosque |
| Completed | 2019 |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 500 (up to 2,000 with neighbouring halls)[1] |
| Dome | 1 |
| Minaret | 2 |
| Minaret height | 13m |
| Website | |
| Official website | |
TheMubarak Mosque (English:The Blessed Mosque) is a mosque inTilford,Surrey, England, on the site of the international headquarters of theAhmadiyya Muslim Community, formally known asIslamabad, Tilford.[2] It was inaugurated on Friday 17 May 2019 byMirza Masroor Ahmad, the fifthcaliph of theAhmadiyya Muslim Community.[3]
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The place was established as Sheephatch Camp School, one of the 32 camp schools erected in 1939, designed byThomas S Tait of Burnet, Tait & Lorne architects following theCamp Act 1939. DuringWorld War II, it was used aswartime evacuation centre for Ruckholt Road Central School in Leyton and later closed in 1943.[4][5]
The land was sold for £80,000 but was again put on auction in 1984 and bought byAhmadiyya Muslim Association.[6][7] The original mosque which was established in the original barracks was named as "Bait-us-Salam"[a](The House of Peace) and the first prayer was led byMirza Tahir Ahmad, the fourth caliph.[8] In 2015,Waverley Council granted building permission for a new mosque and other facilities on the 10.3 hectares (25 acres) site and a complete modernisation of the facilities.[5][9]
The formal inauguration of the mosque was held on 29 June 2019[contradictory] in the presence of faith, civic and religious leaders. Around 300 guests were in attendance, including MPDominic Grieve, former attorney general, MPSir Ed Davey, chair of Tilford Parish Council Debra Lee, and former mayor of Farnham David Attfield.[10]
The mosque building consists of one dome and 32 fins including a glazed window in each fin. The mosque has twominarets standing just over 13m high with each minaret having a gildedfinials.[9]
