Noor-A-Madina Ahle Sunnat Mosque is a

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, England.

Facilities

Currently, there are two 200-person capacity buildings at the mosque; three remain under development. The mosque currently has a main prayer hall, a daily prayer hall, a ladies prayer room, multicultural centre, and a Quran classroom.

Events

The mosque holds a yearly event to celebrate the birthday of the Islamic prophet

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. The event, celebrated across the world, is named

Milad-Un-Nabi Mawlid, Mawlid an-Nabi ash-Sharif or Eid Milad un Nabi ( ar, المولد النبوي, translit=mawlid an-nabawī, lit=Birth of the Prophet, sometimes simply called in Varieties of Arabic, colloquial Arabic , , among other vernacular pronuncia ...

Noor-A-Madina Multi Cultural Centre

The multi-cultural centre offers many language and educational sessions such as Urdu, Polish, English, math, and Arabic to Muslims and non-Muslims.

References

External links

Official website
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