Baitus Salaam Mosque

53°35′11″N 0°40′25″W / 53.5862752898192°N 0.6737007669256437°W / 53.5862752898192; -0.6737007669256437ArchitectureStyleModernDate established2002Completed17 June 2023SpecificationsCapacity250Dome(s)1Minaret(s)4

The Baitus Salaam (English: House of Peace)^[1] is a mosque in Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, England and is the first purpose-built mosque of its kind to be built in the town.^[2] It was inaugurated on June 17, 2023 and can accommodate 250 worshippers, and built with a library and a community hall.^[3]

Inauguration

Over 200 people attended the inauguration of the new mosque, including religious leaders (including the head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community - Mirza Masroor Ahmad) local MPs and members of the armed forces.^[1]

History

The land upon which the mosque was built on was previously a bungalow which was acquired 20 years ago, back in 2002.^[3] During that time it served as a mission house for the community.^[4] Overtime, the community accumulated funds by itself to expand and convert the area, as the bungalow soon proved to be insufficient.^[3]

In 2016, a proposal for a purpose-built mosque was submitted to the council, which was initially objected to by the local community as 37 letters of objections were sent.^[5] Following approval by the council the existing bungalow was demolished,^[1] two years later, in 2018, the foundation stone was laid for the mosque.^[4]

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