Aqsa Mosque, Rabwah

Aqsa Mosque
مسجدِ اقصیٰ
Religion
AffiliationIslam
Branch/traditionAhmadiyya
Location
LocationRabwah, Punjab
Country Pakistan
Aqsa Mosque, Rabwah is located in Punjab, Pakistan
Aqsa Mosque, Rabwah
Shown within Punjab, Pakistan
Geographic coordinates31°45′6″N 72°54′38″E / 31.75167°N 72.91056°E / 31.75167; 72.91056
Architecture
Architect(s)Abdul Rashid and Aziz Malik
Typemosque
StyleMughal
Completed1972
Construction cost1.5 million Rupees
Specifications
Capacity20,000 worshipers
Minaret(s)6
Minaret height20 meters, 12 meters
Site area1.6 acres (6,500 m2)

The Aqsa Mosque (Urdu: مسجدِ اقصیٰ, romanizedMasjid-i Aqsa) in Rabwah is the main and largest mosque of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community in Pakistan. Its foundation stone was laid down in 1966. The mosque was inaugurated on 31 March 1972 by the head of the worldwide community, Mirza Nasir Ahmad.[1][2] The building can accommodate up to 20,000 worshippers.[3][4]

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  2. ^ Shahid, Dost Muhammad. Tarikh-e-Ahmadiyyat. Vol. 23. p. 589.
  3. ^ Zahra-Malik, Mehreen (2017-12-27). "Shunned by Pakistan's Muslims, Ahmadis Find Refuge in a City of Their Own (Published 2017)". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-01-11.
  4. ^ Valentine, Simon Ross (2008). Islam and the Ahmadiyya Jama'at: History, Belief, Practice. Hurst & Company. p. 102. ISBN 978-1-85065-916-7.