Baitul Islam Mosque
| Baitul Islam | |
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 Baitul Islam, pictured at night | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Islam |
| Location | |
| Location | Vaughan, Ontario, Canada |
| Geographic coordinates | 43°51′53.58″N 79°32′34.66″W / 43.8648833°N 79.5429611°WCoordinates: 43°51′53.58″N 79°32′34.66″W / 43.8648833°N 79.5429611°W |
| Architecture | |
| Architect(s) | Gulzar Haider |
| Type | Mosque |
| Completed | 1992 |
| Specifications | |
| Dome(s) | 2 |
| Minaret(s) | 1 |
| Website | |
| www.ahmadiyya.ca/ | |
Baitul Islam (House of Islam) is a mosque in Vaughan, north of Toronto, run by the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community (AMJ) in Canada. It was inaugurated on October, 17th 1992 in the presence of the fourth Caliph of the community and many Members of Parliament.[1]
Peace Village
Peace Village, also known as Ahmadiyya Village, is a monumental housing project of 260 homes built on a 50-acre (200,000 m2) parcel of land near Baitul Islam Mosque in the neighbourhood of Maple in Vaughan, Ontario. All nine streets within the neighbourhood are named after the Caliphs of the community and other prominent Ahmadi scholars. The main street is called Ahmadiyya Avenue, and the community park is named "Ahmadiyya Park". The mosque is visible from all the streets.
The village was planned by Naseer Ahmad, and construction started on April 5, 1999.[2] In March of 2009, there were plans to expand the mosque and build a high school in the surrounding empty fields.[3]
Jamia Ahmadiyya
Baitul Hamd (43°38′14″N 79°38′13″W / 43.63722°N 79.63694°W), nearby in Mississauga, served as the Jamia Ahmadiyya (Missionary Training College) for Canada and North America until 2010. Jamia Ahmadiyya is now located in Tahir Hall, the local community centre of Peace Village.[4]
See also
- Baitul Islam
- List of mosques in America
- List of mosques in Canada
- List of mosques in the Americas
- Lists of mosques
References
- ^ Building an Enclave Around a Mosque in Suburban Toronto
- ^ Peace Village History Archived 2008-09-02 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Ahmadiyyah Village//Peace Village". Archived from the original on 2009-02-07. Retrieved 2018-10-31.
- ^ Ahmadiyya Muslim Mosques Around the World – A Pictorial Presentation (Khilafat Centenary Edition) by the USA Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, pg. 276, ISBN 978-1-882494-51-4
External links
- Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat Canada
- Peace Village
- Housing project planned around mosque, Calgary Herald, October 11, 2007
- Building an Enclave Around a Mosque in Suburban Toronto, New York Times, November 18, 2007
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