UK: Formerly a church, location still a house of worship

Baitul Atta had previously been used as a Church before being converted into a mosque by the Ahmadiyya community. Ppeople of all religions would always be welcome in the mosque.

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By Adebayo Waheed | 30 March 2012

Ahmadiyya converts Church to mosque in UK

Muslim Jamaat in the United Kingdom  has bought a  building formerly  housing a Church  and rebuilt it to a modern mosque  in Wolverhampton,  a major city in the West Midlands.

The mosque, Baitul Atta Mosque, was inaugurated by the  worldwide leader (Fifth Khalifa of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat), Hadhrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad.

A local Ahmadi Muslim official, Dr Muhammad Ashraf, informed that Baitul Atta had previously been used as a Church before being converted into a mosque by the Ahmadiyya community. He  added that people of all religions would always be welcome in the mosque.

Upon arriving at the premises, His Holiness officially inaugurated the Mosque by unveiling a commemorative plaque and then offering a silent prayer in thanks to God Almighty.

Thereafter, a tree was planted by His Holiness to further mark the occasion.

After offering prayers in the mosque, he held an audience with local Ahmadi Muslims, in which he said that Ahmadi mosques were built to spread the true and peaceful teachings of Islam.

He also prayed for all those who had made financial sacrifices in an effort to fund the mosque project.

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