The Mubarak Mosque (Urdu: مسجد مبارک, lit. 'Mosque of the blessed') is a mosque affiliated with the Ahmadiyya movement, located in Qadian, in the Gurdaspur district of the state of Punjab, India.
History
The foundations for the mosque was laid in 1882 and the mosque was opened in 1883 by Mirza Ghulam Ahmad, the founder of the Ahmadiyya Movement.[1] It is the first Ahmadiyya mosque in Qadian.[2] The facilities were expanded in 1907.
Inscription
The entrance to the mosque has the following inscription in Arabic:
- مُبَارِكٌ وَّ مُبَارَكٌ وَّ كُلُّ اَمْرٍ مُّبَارَكٍ يُّجْعَلُ فِيْهِ
When translated into English, the inscription reads:[2][3]
“This mosque is a source of blessings, is blessed itself, and every blessed deed will be performed in it.”
See also
References
- ^ "Introduction to Masjid Mubarak and Hujra - Jalsa Qadian 2018". YouTube. 30 December 2018. Archived from the original on 21 December 2021. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
- ^ a b "The First Ahmadi Mosque". Al Hakam. 18 May 2018. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
- ^ Barahin-e-Ahmadiyya (in Urdu). Vol. 4. Qadian: Islam International Publications LTD. 1884. p. 437. ISBN 978-1-84880-880-5.
