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Baitul Islam (''House of Islam)'' 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, ...
in
Vaughan Vaughan () (2021 population 323,103) is a city in Ontario, Canada. It is located in the Regional Municipality of York, just north of Toronto. Vaughan was the fastest-growing municipality in Canada between 1996 and 2006 with its population increas ...
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Ontario Ontario ( ; ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada.Ontario is located in the geographic eastern half of Canada, but it has historically and politically been considered to be part of Central Canada. Located in Central Ca ...
run by the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community (AMJ) in
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. It was inaugurated on October, 17th 1992 in the presence of the fourth Caliph of the community and many Members of Parliament.


Peace Village

Peace Village, also known as Ahmadiyya Village, is a monumental housing project of 260 homes built on a parcel of land near Baitul Islam Mosque in the neighbourhood of
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Vaughan, Ontario Vaughan () (2021 population 323,103) is a city in Ontario, Canada. It is located in the Regional Municipality of York, just north of Toronto. Vaughan was the fastest-growing municipality in Canada between 1996 and 2006 with its population increas ...
. 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. In March 2009, there were plans to expand the mosque and build a high school in the surrounding empty fields.


Jamia Ahmadiyya

Baitul Hamd (), nearby in
Mississauga Mississauga ( ), historically known as Toronto Township, is a city in the Canadian province of Ontario. It is situated on the shores of Lake Ontario in the Regional Municipality of Peel, adjoining the western border of Toronto. With a popu ...
, served as the
Jamia Ahmadiyya Jāmi’ah al-Ahmadīyyah ( ar, جامعة الأحمدية; ', "the Ahmadiyya University") is an International Islamic seminary and educational institute with campuses in Pakistan, United Kingdom, India, Ghana, Canada, Germany, Nigeria, Indone ...
(Missionary Training College) for Canada and
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until 2010. Jamia Ahmadiyya is now located in Tahir Hall, the local community centre of Peace Village.Ahmadiyya Muslim Mosques Around the World – A Pictorial Presentation (Khilafat Centenary Edition) by the USA Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, pg. 276,


See also

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Baitul Islam Baitul Islam (''House of Islam)'' is a mosque in Vaughan, Ontario 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 Parliamen ...
* List of mosques in America * List of mosques in Canada *
List of mosques in the Americas This is a list of notable mosques and Islamic centres in the Americas, meaning individual buildings and congregations and administration, including notable current and former examples. This list is sorted alphabetically by country and building na ...
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Lists of mosques Lists of mosques cover mosques, places of worship for Muslims. The lists include the most famous, largest and oldest mosques, and mosques mentioned in the Quran, as well as lists of mosques in each region and country of the world. The major region ...


References


External links


Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat Canada

Peace Village


Calgary Herald, October 11, 2007

New York Times, November 18, 2007 {{Islam in Canada Ahmadiyya mosques in Canada Mosques in Ontario Buildings and structures in Vaughan Mosques completed in 1992 1992 establishments in Ontario Mosques in Toronto 20th-century religious buildings and structures in Canada