Baitun Nur Mosque Explained

Building Name:Baitun Nur mosque
Map Type:Canada Calgary
Map Size:200
Location:4353 54 Avenue NE
Tradition:Ahmadiyya
Coordinates:51.1017°N -113.9719°W
Native Name Lang:ur
Religious Affiliation:Islam
Municipality:Calgary
Province:Alberta, Canada
Consecration Year:2008
Website:www.baitunnur.org
Architecture:yes
Architect:Manu Chugh Architects
Architecture Type:Islamic architecture
Groundbreaking:2005
Year Completed:2008
Construction Cost:C$15 million
Specifications:yes
Dome Quantity:2
Minaret Quantity:1
Minaret Height:97feet

The Baitun Nur (House of Light[1]) is a mosque in Calgary, Alberta.[2] [3] It is located in the Castleridge community of Calgary. The cornerstone of the mosque was laid in 2005. Construction was completed in 2008 at an estimated self-funded cost of C$15 million, with roughly C$8 million coming from the approximately 3,000 local Ahmadi Muslims.[4] It is the largest mosque in Canada.[5] [6] [7] [8]

Inauguration

5,000 people attended Baitun Nur's grand opening on July 5, 2008, including dignitaries such as Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper, Opposition Leader Stéphane Dion, and Calgary Mayor Dave Bronconnier. The Roman Catholic Bishop of Calgary, Fred Henry, also attended.[9] Mirza Masroor Ahmad, the current head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, oversaw the opening.

At the opening, Prime Minister Harper said "Calgarians, Albertans and Canadians will see the moderate, benevolent face of Islam in this mosque and the people who worship here." Afterward, a governing party insider said "It's an important signal the prime minister is sending, not just to militant Islamists abroad, but to their sympathizers here at home, that he's perfectly prepared to ignore them and side with persecuted minorities within the faith."[10]

Architecture

Baitun Nur was designed by Naseer Ahmad and Manu Chugh Architects; it was the seventh Ahmadiyya mosque designed by Ahmad.[11]

The mosque complex is 4500m2 in size. A 97adj=midNaNadj=mid [12] steel-capped minaret tower and large steel dome are its most prominent external features. Around the exterior of the building are written 99 Arabic words, each an attribute of Allah's character as stated in the Qur'an.[13]

In addition to serving as a place of worship, the mosque complex includes classrooms, office space, a children's area, a kitchen and a community centre. In the prayer hall of the mosque hangs a 400-kilogram chandelier that cost $50,000.

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Notes and References

  1. News: Canada opens its largest mosque. 2008-07-05. afp.google.com. AFP. 2008-07-12. https://web.archive.org/web/20080907040448/http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5hhH-NmPhim-wV_p5lSyw_Y_n1Yyw. 2008-09-07.
  2. News: Politicians and faithful open Canada's largest mosque. Morton. Graeme. canada.com. Canwest News Service. 2008-07-05. 2008-07-12. https://web.archive.org/web/20081012150130/http://www.canada.com/topics/news/story.html?id=c1ce5c3b-de23-4093-85b8-36162ac636a6. 2008-10-12.
  3. News: Harper: Mosque shows 'benevolent face of Islam'. 2008-07-05. ctv.ca. The Canadian Press. 2019-06-06.
  4. News: Jeffrey . Jones . 2008-07-04 . Small Muslim community builds Canada's biggest mosque . 2019-06-06 . ca.reuters.com . Reuters.
  5. News: Politicians and faithful open Canada's largest mosque. Morton. Graeme. canada.com. Canwest News Service. 2008-07-05. 2008-07-12. https://web.archive.org/web/20081012150130/http://www.canada.com/topics/news/story.html?id=c1ce5c3b-de23-4093-85b8-36162ac636a6. 2008-10-12.
  6. News: Canada's largest Ahmediha mosque opens in Calgary. Morton. Graeme. 2008-07-06. Calgary Herald. Canwest. 2008-07-12. https://web.archive.org/web/20081012145444/http://www.canada.com/calgaryherald/news/story.html?id=04fc055c-7361-4caa-a974-ae57846fae2d. 2008-10-12.
  7. News: Harper: Mosque shows 'benevolent face of Islam'. 2008-07-05. ctv.ca. The Canadian Press. 2019-06-06.
  8. News: Big mosque on the Prairie opens in Calgary. 2008-07-05. cbc.ca. CBC News. 2019-06-06.
  9. News: New mosque a bridge to other faiths. https://web.archive.org/web/20081011193534/http://www.edmontonsun.com/Comment/2008/07/12/6137491-sun.html. dead. 2008-10-11. Kaufman. Kaufman. 2008-07-12. Edmonton Sun. Canoe Inc.. 2008-07-14.
  10. News: Davis . Jeff . 2008-07-09 . PM Stirs Debate By Cozying Up to Moderate Muslims . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100819052419/http://embassymag.ca/page/view/.2008.july.9.islam . 2010-08-19 . 2008-07-14 . Embassy Magazine . Hill Times Publishing Inc..
  11. Web site: 2008-01-15 . Canada's largest mosque under construction: Manu Chugh Architects act as local architect for the largest mosque in Canada . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20080714045048/http://www.worldarchitecturenews.com/index.php?fuseaction=wanappln.projectview&upload_id=1825 . 14 July 2008 . 2008-07-15 . WorldArchitectureNews.com.
  12. News: Calgary's $15M not-so-little mosque on the prairie -- the largest of its kind in Canada -- will officially open July 5. Platt. Michael. 2008-06-23. Calgary Sun. Canoe Inc.. Alt URL
  13. News: Muslims open new house of worship: Calgary's new northeast landmark is Canada's largest mosque . Morton . Graeme . 2008-06-29 . . . 2008-07-13 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20081012145509/http://www.canada.com/calgaryherald/story.html?id=f8ba2aa4-6659-446f-8ddf-7400c0350935 . 2008-10-12 .

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