The Baitul Huda Mosque (''House of Guidance'') is a
mosque
A mosque (; from ar, مَسْجِد, masjid, ; literally "place of ritual prostration"), also called masjid, is a place of prayer for Muslims. Mosques are usually covered buildings, but can be any place where prayers ( sujud) are performed, ...
located in the
Sydney
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suburb of , in
New South Wales
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, Australia. The mosque is run by the
Ahmadiyya Muslim Community
Ahmadiyya (, ), officially the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community or the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama'at (AMJ, ar, الجماعة الإسلامية الأحمدية, al-Jamāʿah al-Islāmīyah al-Aḥmadīyah; ur, , translit=Jamā'at Aḥmadiyyah Musl ...
(AMC).
History
The land for the mosque at Marsden Park (Sydney) was purchased in 1983.
Mirza Tahir Ahmad, Khalifatul Masih IV laid the foundation stone on 30 September on his first visit to Australia in 1983.
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The first missionaries, Mr. Shakil Ahmad Munir and his wife, Mrs. Naima Munir, came to Australia on 5 July 1985. The Ahmadiyya Jamaat in Australia was registered as the Ahmadiyya Muslim Association of Australia Inc. on 7 September 1987.
The mosque was opened on the second visit of
Mirza Tahir Ahmad, Khalifatul Masih IV. in July 1989.
In 2008, an extension hall was constructed to celebrate the centenary of
Khilafat
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(successors who led the organisation).
In December 2015, Prime Minister
Malcolm Turnbull
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Turnbull grad ...
acknowledged the community's contribution to Australia. Ahmadiyya Muslim Association Australia national spokesman Aziz Omer said, "We are loyal to Australia and we want our kids to be loyal to Australia", with association members delivering 500,000 ''Loyalty to Homeland'' leaflets. Australia Day celebrations at the mosque includes a flag-raising ceremony, the singing of the national anthem and a barbecue.
See also
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Baitul Huda (disambiguation)
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Islam in Australia
Islam in Australia is a minority religious affiliation. According to the 2021 Census in Australia, the combined number of people who self-identified as Muslims in Australia, from all forms of Islam, constituted 813,392 people, or 3.2% of t ...
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Islamic schools and branches
Islamic schools and branches have different understandings of Islam. There are many different sects or denominations, Madhhab, schools of Islamic jurisprudence, and schools of Islamic theology, or ''Aqidah, ʿaqīdah'' (creed). Within Islamic gr ...
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List of mosques in Oceania
This is an incomplete list of mosques in Oceania.
Australia
Fiji Ahmadiyya
There are five Ahmadiyya mosques in Fiji.
Non-denominational
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List of Ahmadiyya buildings and structures
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* Ahmadiyya Muslim Mosque in Victoria, also known as Bait-Ul-Salam, serves as a community center and is located in suburb
References
External links
Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat Australiaon 22nd National Annual Gathering, Australia 2005
{{Mosques in Australia
1989 establishments in Australia
Ahmadiyya mosques in Australia
Mosques completed in 1989
Mosques in Sydney