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{{Short description|Mosque in Darul Anwaar, Qadian, India}}<br />
{{Infobox mosque<br />
| name = Anwaar Mosque<br />
| native_name = {{unq|مسجد انوار}}<br/>Masjid Anwaar<br />
| native_name_lang = ur<br />
| religious_affiliation = [[Islam]]<br />
| mapframe-id = Q123156062<br />
| location = [[Qadian]], [[Punjab, India]]<br />
| geo = {{Coord|31|48|53.441|N|75|23|6.63|E|region:IN_type:landmark|display=inline, title}}<br />
| tradition = [[Ahmadiyya]]<br />
| architecture_type = mosque<br />
| architecture_style = Islamic<br />
| established = 1940<br />
| year_completed = 2008<br />
| construction_cost = <br />
| capacity = 1700<br />
| dome_quantity = 2<br />
| minaret_quantity = 1<br />
| site_area = 11000 square ft<br />
}}<br />
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'''Anwaar Mosque''' ({{Langx|ur|{{unq|مسجد انوار}}|4=Mosque of the splendour}}) is an [[India|Indian]] mosque located in the Darul Anwaar neighbourhood of [[Qadian]]. It was built in 1940 and is located adjacent to the [[Jamia Ahmadiyya|Jamia Ahmadiyya Qadian]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2022-12-30 |title=قادیان دارالامان کی چند مساجد کا تعارف |trans-title=A Introduction of the various mosques of Qadian |url=https://www.alfazlonline.org/30/12/2022/75956/ |access-date=2025-06-21 |website=Daily Alfazl Online |language=ur}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Ahmadiyya Mosques |url=https://ahmadiyyamosques.blogspot.com/2012/03/ |access-date=2025-09-07 |website=ahmadiyyamosques.blogspot.com |language=en-GB}}</ref> It has a capacity of around 1700 worshippers. The mosque has hosted several events and conferences.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |date=2024-11-07 |title=Ahmadiyya Muslim Research Association India Hosts First Annual Conference |url=https://lightofislam.in/ahmadiyya-muslim-research-association-india-hosts-first-annual-conference/ |access-date=2025-09-07 |website=Light of Islam |language=en-US}}</ref><br />
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== History ==<br />
The construction of the mosque began in 1939 and inaugurated on 22 March 1940 by the second caliph of the [[Ahmadiyya Muslim Community]], [[Mirza Basheer-ud-Din Mahmood Ahmad]] by offering [[Salah]].<ref name=":0" /> During this time it was known as the '''Masjid Darul Anwaar''<nowiki/>', due to being located in the ''Darul Anwaar'' neighborhood and is often still referred to by this name.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sain |first=Manish |date=14 September 2016 |title=Thousands offer Eid Adha Namaz at Masjid Darul Anwar Qadian |url=https://www.dailypioneer.com/2016/state-editions/thousands-offer-eid-adha-namaz-at-masjid-darul-anwar-qadian.html |access-date=2025-09-14 |website=The Pioneer |language=en}}</ref> The capacity of the original mosque was 150 worshippers.<br />
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=== Expansion ===<br />
The mosque was extended subsequently after the relocation of [[Jamia Ahmadiyya|Jamia Ahmadiyya Qadian]] to Sarai Tahir, along with several other departments and the increasing population of the neighborhood, leaving the mosque overcrowded. Thus, in August 2007 the works for the expansion of the mosque began which was completed in December 2008, whence it was named "''Masjid Anwaar''".<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite book |last=Hameed Kausar |first=Muhammad |title=قادیان اور اس کے تاریخی مقدس مقامات |year=2015 |isbn=9789383882687 |edition=5th |pages=71 |language=ur |trans-title=Qadian and its Holy and Historical sites}}</ref> The building was constructed de novo, incorporating the old mosque.<br />
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=== Partition of Indian subcontinent ===<br />
Following the [[partition of India]], the mosque remained closed for a period of time and fell into a state of disrepair until 1991, alongside the construction of guest houses in Darul Anwaar, the mosque was repaired and restored.<ref name=":0" /><br />
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== Architecture ==<br />
The mosque in its current form was designed by architect Abdul Rasheed. It has several features:<br />
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* It has one large central dome and one smaller dome<br />
* 1 big minaret<br />
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The entrance of the mosque has the phrase etched: <br />
{{Blockquote|text=<div>{{big|{{lang|ar|'''وَمَنْ دَخَلَهُ كَانَ اٰمِنًا'''}}}}<br>{{lang|ur|{{nq|اور جو اس میں داخل ہو وہ امن میں آ جاتا ہے}}}}</div><br> ''And whoso enters it shall be at peace''}}<br />
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== Gallery ==<br />
<gallery widths="200"><br />
File:مسجد انوار کا اندرونی منظر.jpg|Interior of the mosque<br />
File:Masjid Anwaar commemorative plaque.jpg|historical marker in Urdu<br />
</gallery><br />
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== See also ==<br />
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* [[Jamia Ahmadiyya]]<br />
* [[Noor Mosque, Qadian]]<br />
* [[Mubarak Mosque, Qadian]]<br />
* [[Aqsa Mosque, Qadian]]<br />
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== References ==<br />
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{{Mosques in India}}<br />
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[[Category:1940 establishments in India]]<br />
[[Category:20th-century mosques in India]]<br />
[[Category:Ahmadiyya mosques in Qadian, India]]<br />
[[Category:Buildings and structures in Gurdaspur district]]<br />
[[Category:Mosque buildings with domes in India]]<br />
[[Category:Mosque buildings with minarets in India]]<br />
[[Category:Mosques completed in 1940]]<br />
[[Category:Mosques in Punjab, India]]<br />
[[Category:Religious buildings and structures completed in 1940]]<br />
[[Category:Mosques completed in the 2000s|2008]]<br />
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