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{{Short description|Islamic mosque in Calgary, Alberta, Canada}}
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'''Baitunnur''' (also spelled '''Baitun Nur''' or '''Baitun Noor''') ([[Arabic language|Arabic]] for "House of Light"<ref name=afp1>{{cite news|url=http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5hhH-NmPhim-wV_p5lSyw_Y_n1Yyw|title=Canada opens its largest mosque|date=[[2008-07-05]]|work=afp.google.com|publisher=[[AFP]]|accessdate=2008-07-12}}</ref>) is a mosque of the [[Ahmadiyya Muslim Community]] in the [[Castleridge, Calgary|Castleridge]] community of [[Calgary]], [[Alberta]].<ref name="canada1">{{cite news|url=http://www.canada.com/topics/news/story.html?id=c1ce5c3b-de23-4093-85b8-36162ac636a6|title=Politicians and faithful open Canada's largest mosque|last=Morton|first=Graeme|work=canada.com|publisher=Canwest News Service|date=[[2008-07-05]]|accessdate=2008-07-12}}</ref><ref name=canada2>{{cite news|url=http://www.canada.com/calgaryherald/news/story.html?id=04fc055c-7361-4caa-a974-ae57846fae2d|title=Canada's largest mosque opens in Calgary|last=Morton|first=Graeme|date=[[2008-07-06]]|work=[[Calgary Herald]]|publisher=[[Canwest]]|accessdate=2008-07-12}}</ref><ref name=ctv1>{{cite news|url=http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20080705/calgary_mosque_080705/20080705?hub=Canada|title=Harper: Mosque shows 'benevolent face of Islam'|date=[[2008-07-05]]|work=ctv.ca|publisher=The Canadian Press|accessdate=2008-07-12}}</ref>
The '''Baitun Nur''' (''House of Light''<ref name=afp1>{{cite news|url=http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5hhH-NmPhim-wV_p5lSyw_Y_n1Yyw|title=Canada opens its largest mosque|date=2008-07-05|work=afp.google.com|publisher=[[Agence France-Presse|AFP]]|access-date=2008-07-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080907040448/http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5hhH-NmPhim-wV_p5lSyw_Y_n1Yyw|archive-date=2008-09-07}}</ref>) is a mosque in [[Calgary]], [[Alberta]].<ref name="canada1">{{cite news|url=http://www.canada.com/topics/news/story.html?id=c1ce5c3b-de23-4093-85b8-36162ac636a6|title=Politicians and faithful open Canada's largest mosque|last=Morton|first=Graeme|work=canada.com|publisher=Canwest News Service|date=2008-07-05|access-date=2008-07-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081012150130/http://www.canada.com/topics/news/story.html?id=c1ce5c3b-de23-4093-85b8-36162ac636a6|archive-date=2008-10-12}}</ref><ref name=ctv1>{{cite news|url=https://www.ctvnews.ca/harper-mosque-shows-benevolent-face-of-islam-1.306765|title=Harper: Mosque shows 'benevolent face of Islam'|date=2008-07-05|work=ctv.ca|publisher=The Canadian Press|access-date=2019-06-06}}</ref> It is located in the [[Castleridge, Calgary|Castleridge]] community of Calgary. The [[cornerstone]] of the mosque was laid in 2005.<ref name="canada1" /> Construction was completed in 2008 at an estimated self-funded cost of [[Canadian dollar|C$]]15 million,<ref name="afp1" /> with roughly C$8 million coming from the approximately 3,000 local Ahmadi Muslims.<ref name="ctv1" /><ref name="reuters1">{{cite news |last=Jeffrey |first=Jones |date=2008-07-04 |title=Small Muslim community builds Canada's biggest mosque |url=http://ca.reuters.com/article/domesticNews/idCAN0345582320080704 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081012144406/http://ca.reuters.com/article/domesticNews/idCAN0345582320080704 |url-status=dead |archive-date=October 12, 2008 |access-date=2019-06-06 |work=ca.reuters.com |publisher=[[Reuters]]}}</ref> It is the largest mosque in [[Canada]].<ref name="canada1">{{cite news|url=http://www.canada.com/topics/news/story.html?id=c1ce5c3b-de23-4093-85b8-36162ac636a6|title=Politicians and faithful open Canada's largest mosque|last=Morton|first=Graeme|work=canada.com|publisher=Canwest News Service|date=2008-07-05|access-date=2008-07-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081012150130/http://www.canada.com/topics/news/story.html?id=c1ce5c3b-de23-4093-85b8-36162ac636a6|archive-date=2008-10-12}}</ref><ref name=canada2>{{cite news|url=http://www.canada.com/calgaryherald/news/story.html?id=04fc055c-7361-4caa-a974-ae57846fae2d|title=Canada's largest Ahmediha mosque opens in Calgary|last=Morton|first=Graeme|date=2008-07-06|work=[[Calgary Herald]]|publisher=[[Canwest]]|access-date=2008-07-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081012145444/http://www.canada.com/calgaryherald/news/story.html?id=04fc055c-7361-4caa-a974-ae57846fae2d|archive-date=2008-10-12}}</ref><ref name=ctv1>{{cite news|url=https://www.ctvnews.ca/harper-mosque-shows-benevolent-face-of-islam-1.306765|title=Harper: Mosque shows 'benevolent face of Islam'|date=2008-07-05|work=ctv.ca|publisher=The Canadian Press|access-date=2019-06-06}}</ref><ref name="cbc1">{{cite news|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/big-mosque-on-the-prairie-opens-in-calgary-1.766116|title=Big mosque on the Prairie opens in Calgary|date=2008-07-05|work=cbc.ca|publisher=[[CBC News]]|access-date=2019-06-06}}</ref>
It is known for being the largest [[mosque]] in [[Canada]].<ref name=canada1 /><ref>{{cite news|url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halifax_Chronicle-Herald|title=Islam’s ‘true and benevolent face’: PM welcomes $15m Calgary mosque built by often-persecuted sect|last=Stevenson|first=James|date=[[2008-07-06]]|work=[[Halifax Chronicle-Herald]]|accessdate=2008-07-15}}</ref><ref name="cbc1">{{cite news|url=http://www.cbc.ca/canada/calgary/story/2008/07/05/calgary-mosque.html|title=Big mosque on the Prairie opens in Calgary|date=[[2008-07-05]]|work=cbc.ca|publisher=[[CBC News]]|accessdate=2008-07-15}}</ref>
It is estimated that there are about 3,000 members of the Ahmadiyya community in Calgary.<ref name="reuters1">{{cite news|url=http://ca.reuters.com/article/domesticNews/idCAN0345582320080704|title=Small Muslim community builds Canada's biggest mosque|last=Jeffrey|first=Jones|work=ca.reuters.com|publisher=[[Reuters]]|accessdate=2008-07-14}}</ref>


== Public opening ==
== Inauguration ==
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[[Image:Baitan Nur Mosque Inauguration - Stephen Harper.jpg|left|thumb|Prime Minister [[Stephen Harper]] (left) seated with [[Mirza Masroor Ahmad]] (right) at the grand opening of Baitun Nur]]
The [[cornerstone]] of the mosque was laid in 2005.<ref name=canada1 /> Construction was completed in 2008 for an estimated cost of [[Canadian dollar|C$]] 15 million,<ref name=afp1 /> with roughly [[Canadian dollar|C$]] 8 million of that coming from local Calgarians.<ref name=ctv1 />
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5,000 people attended Baitun Nur's grand opening on July 5, 2008, including dignitaries such as Canadian Prime Minister [[Stephen Harper]], Opposition Leader [[Stéphane Dion]], and Calgary Mayor [[Dave Bronconnier]].<ref name="canada1" /> The [[Roman Catholic Church|Roman Catholic]] [[Bishop (Catholic Church)|Bishop]] of Calgary, [[Frederick Henry (bishop)|Fred Henry]], also attended.<ref name="edmontonsun1">{{cite news|url=http://www.edmontonsun.com/Comment/2008/07/12/6137491-sun.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081011193534/http://www.edmontonsun.com/Comment/2008/07/12/6137491-sun.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2008-10-11|title=New mosque a bridge to other faiths|last=Kaufman|first=Kaufman|date=2008-07-12|work=Edmonton Sun|publisher=Canoe Inc.|access-date=2008-07-14}}</ref> [[Mirza Masroor Ahmad]], the current head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, oversaw the opening.<ref name="canada1" />


At the opening, Prime Minister Harper said "Calgarians, Albertans and Canadians will see the moderate, benevolent face of Islam in this mosque and the people who worship here."<ref name="canada1" /> Afterward, a governing party insider{{who|date=June 2019}} said "It's an important signal the prime minister is sending, not just to militant Islamists abroad, but to their sympathizers here at home, that he's perfectly prepared to ignore them and side with persecuted minorities within the faith."<ref name="embassy1">{{cite news |last=Davis |first=Jeff |date=2008-07-09 |title=PM Stirs Debate By Cozying Up to Moderate Muslims |url=http://embassymag.ca/page/view/.2008.july.9.islam |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100819052419/http://embassymag.ca/page/view/.2008.july.9.islam |archive-date=2010-08-19 |access-date=2008-07-14 |work=Embassy Magazine |publisher=Hill Times Publishing Inc.}}</ref>
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[[Image:Baitan Nur Mosque Inauguration - Stephen Harper.jpg|left|thumb|Prime Minister [[Stephen Harper]] (left) seated with [[Mirza Masroor Ahmad]] (right) at the grand opening of the Baitunnur mosque to the public on July 5, 2008]]
Baitunnur had its grand opening to the public on July 5, 2008, with 5000 people in attendance, including dignitaries such as Canadian Prime Minister [[Stephen Harper]], Opposition Leader [[Stéphane Dion]], and Calgary Mayor [[Dave Bronconnier]].<ref name=canada1 />
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As well the [[Roman Catholic Church|Roman Catholic]] [[Bishop (Catholic Church)|Bishop]] of Calgary, [[Frederick Henry (bishop)|Fred Henry]], attended.<ref name="edmontonsun1">{{cite news|url=http://www.edmontonsun.com/Comment/2008/07/12/6137491-sun.html|title=New mosque a bridge to other faiths|last=Kaufman|first=Kaufman|date=[[2008-07-12]]|work=Edmonton Sun|publisher=Canoe Inc.|accessdate=2008-07-14}}</ref>
[[Mirza Masroor Ahmad]], the supreme head of the worldwide Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, oversaw the opening.<ref name=canada1 />


== Architecture ==
While members of various faiths were invited, according Kaufman of the Edmonton Sun, the Sunni Muslim group [[Islamic Supreme Council of Canada]], led by [[Syed Soharwardy]], was pointedly not invited, due to its belief that Ahmadiyya Muslims are not “real” muslims<ref name="embassy1">{{cite news|url=http://www.embassymag.ca/html/index.php?display=story&full_path=/2008/july/9/islam/|title= PM Stirs Debate By Cozying Up to Moderate Muslims|last=Davis|first=Jeff|work=Embassy Magazine|publisher=Hill Times Publishing Inc. |date=[[2008-07-09]]|accessdate=2008-07-14}}</ref>, and did not consider Baitunnur a “mosque”.<ref name=edmontonsun1 />
Baitun Nur was designed by Naseer Ahmad and Manu Chugh Architects; it was the seventh Ahmadiyya mosque designed by Ahmad.<ref name="calgarysun1" /><ref name="WorldArchitectureNews">{{cite web |date=2008-01-15 |title=Canada's largest mosque under construction: Manu Chugh Architects act as local architect for the largest mosque in Canada |url=http://www.worldarchitecturenews.com/index.php?fuseaction=wanappln.projectview&upload_id=1825 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080714045048/http://www.worldarchitecturenews.com/index.php?fuseaction=wanappln.projectview&upload_id=1825 |archive-date=14 July 2008 |access-date=2008-07-15 |work=WorldArchitectureNews.com}}</ref>


The mosque complex is {{convert|4500|m2|sqft|abbr=on}} in size.<ref name="afp1" /> A {{convert|97|ft|m|adj=mid|-tall}} <ref name="calgarysun1">{{cite news|title= Calgary's $15M not-so-little mosque on the prairie -- the largest of its kind in Canada -- will officially open July 5|last=Platt|first=Michael|date=2008-06-23|work=[[Calgary Sun]]|publisher=Canoe Inc.}} [https://www.ahmadiyya.ca/jalsa/topstories.php?StoryId=17 Alt URL]</ref> steel-capped minaret tower and large steel dome are its most prominent external features.<ref name="ctv1" /> Around the exterior of the building are written 99 [[Arabic language|Arabic]] words, each an attribute of [[Allah]]'s character as stated in the [[Qur'an]].<ref name="canada3">{{cite news|url=http://www.canada.com/calgaryherald/story.html?id=f8ba2aa4-6659-446f-8ddf-7400c0350935 |title=Muslims open new house of worship: Calgary's new northeast landmark is Canada's largest mosque |last=Morton |first=Graeme |date=2008-06-29 |work=[[Calgary Herald]] |publisher=[[Canwest]] |access-date=2008-07-13 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081012145509/http://www.canada.com/calgaryherald/story.html?id=f8ba2aa4-6659-446f-8ddf-7400c0350935 |archive-date=2008-10-12 }}</ref>
Praise for the Ahmadiyya community came from attendees, including Harper, who said, amongst other things, "In this mosque, we see the love and benevolent faith of Islam".<ref name=canada1 />

According to ''Embassy'' magazine, regarding Harper's praise of the Ahmadiyya community, a governing party insider said "It's an important signal the prime minister is sending, not just to militant Islamists abroad, but to their sympathizers here at home, that he's perfectly prepared to ignore them and side with persecuted minorities within the faith."<ref name="embassy1" />
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In addition to serving as a [[List of places of worship in Calgary|place of worship]], the mosque complex includes classrooms, office space, a children's area, a kitchen and a community centre.<ref name=canada1 /> In the prayer hall of the mosque hangs a 400-kilogram chandelier<ref name=canada1 /> that cost $50,000.<ref name="calgarysun1" />{{clear|left}}

== Gallery ==
<gallery widths="150">
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File:Ahmadiyya Mosque 13.JPG|Baitun Nur's steel dome and steel-capped minaret tower
File:Baitan Nur Mosque Inauguration - Stéphane Dion.jpg|[[Mirza Masroor Ahmad|Masroor Ahmad]] (left) and Liberal Opposition Leader [[Stéphane Dion|Stephane Dion]] at the inauguration of Baitun Nur
File:Baitun Nur Mosque in Calgary, Jul 2017.jpg|vVew of the mosque
</gallery>

==See also==
{{Portal|Islam}}
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*[[List of mosques in Canada]]
* [[List of mosques in the Americas]]
* [[Lists of mosques]]


== Structure ==
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[[Image:Ahmadiyya Mosque 13.JPG|left|thumb|The steel dome and steel-capped minaret tower of the Baitunnur mosque]]
The mosque complex is {{m2 to ft2|4500|abbr=yes|precision=0}} in size.<ref name=afp1 />
A {{ft to m|97|precision=1|abbr=yes}} tall<ref name="calgarysun1">{{cite news|url=http://calsun.canoe.ca/News/Columnists/Platt_Michael/2008/06/23/5959496-sun.php|title= Calgary's $15M not-so-little mosque on the prairie -- the largest of its kind in Canada -- will officially open July 5|last=Platt|first=Michael|date=[[2008-06-23]]|work=[[Calgary Sun]]|publisher=Canoe Inc.|accessdate=2008-07-14}}</ref> steel-capped minaret tower and large steel dome are the most noticeably externally visible features of the mosque.<ref name=ctv1 />
Around the exterior of the building are written 99 [[Arabic language|Arabic]] words, each an attribute of [[Allah]]'s character as stated in the [[Qur'an]].<ref name="canada3">{{cite news|url=http://www.canada.com/calgaryherald/story.html?id=f8ba2aa4-6659-446f-8ddf-7400c0350935|title=Muslims open new house of worship: Calgary's new northeast landmark is Canada's largest mosque|last=Morton|first=Graeme|date=[[2008-06-29]]|work=[[Calgary Herald]]|publisher=[[Canwest]]|accessdate=2008-07-13}}</ref>
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In addition to a place for worship, the mosque complex includes classrooms, office space, a children's area, a kitchen and a community centre.<ref name=canada1 />
In the prayer hall of the mosque hangs a 400-kilogram chandelier<ref name=canada1 /> that cost $50,000.<ref name="calgarysun1" />
Baitunnur is the seventh Ahmadiyya mosque by Naseer Ahmad, the chief designer.<ref name="calgarysun1" />
Manu Chugh Architects served as the local architects for the project.<ref name="WorldArchitectureNews">{{cite web|url=http://www.worldarchitecturenews.com/index.php?fuseaction=wanappln.projectview&upload_id=1825|title=Canada's largest mosque under construction: Manu Chugh Architects act as local architect for the largest mosque in Canada|date=[[2008-01-15]]|work=WorldArchitectureNews.com|accessdate=2008-07-15}}</ref>
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== References ==
== References ==
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== External links ==
== External links ==
{{Commons|Baitunnur}}
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* [http://www.baitunnur.org/ Official site of Baitunnur Mosque]
* [http://www.baitunnur.org/ Official site of Baitunnur Mosque]


{{Calgary landmarks}}
{{Calgary landmarks}}
{{IslamInCanada}}
{{Islam in Canada}}
{{Mosques in Canada}}

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Latest revision as of 18:39, 12 September 2024

Baitun Nur mosque
مسجد بیت النور
Religion
AffiliationIslam
Branch/traditionAhmadiyya
ProvinceAlberta, Canada
Year consecrated2008
Location
Location4353 54 Avenue NE
MunicipalityCalgary
Baitun Nur Mosque is located in Calgary
Baitun Nur Mosque
Location within Calgary
Geographic coordinates51°06′06″N 113°58′19″W / 51.101667°N 113.971944°W / 51.101667; -113.971944
Architecture
Architect(s)Manu Chugh Architects
TypeIslamic architecture
Groundbreaking2005
Completed2008
Construction costC$15 million
Specifications
Dome(s)2
Minaret(s)1
Minaret height97 feet (30 m)
Website
www.baitunnur.org

The Baitun Nur (House of Light[1]) is a mosque in Calgary, Alberta.[2][3] It is located in the Castleridge community of Calgary. The cornerstone of the mosque was laid in 2005.[2] Construction was completed in 2008 at an estimated self-funded cost of C$15 million,[1] with roughly C$8 million coming from the approximately 3,000 local Ahmadi Muslims.[3][4] It is the largest mosque in Canada.[2][5][3][6]

Inauguration

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Prime Minister Stephen Harper (left) seated with Mirza Masroor Ahmad (right) at the grand opening of Baitun Nur

5,000 people attended Baitun Nur's grand opening on July 5, 2008, including dignitaries such as Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper, Opposition Leader Stéphane Dion, and Calgary Mayor Dave Bronconnier.[2] The Roman Catholic Bishop of Calgary, Fred Henry, also attended.[7] Mirza Masroor Ahmad, the current head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, oversaw the opening.[2]

At the opening, Prime Minister Harper said "Calgarians, Albertans and Canadians will see the moderate, benevolent face of Islam in this mosque and the people who worship here."[2] Afterward, a governing party insider[who?] said "It's an important signal the prime minister is sending, not just to militant Islamists abroad, but to their sympathizers here at home, that he's perfectly prepared to ignore them and side with persecuted minorities within the faith."[8]

Architecture

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Baitun Nur was designed by Naseer Ahmad and Manu Chugh Architects; it was the seventh Ahmadiyya mosque designed by Ahmad.[9][10]

The mosque complex is 4,500 m2 (48,000 sq ft) in size.[1] A 97-foot-tall (30 m) [9] steel-capped minaret tower and large steel dome are its most prominent external features.[3] Around the exterior of the building are written 99 Arabic words, each an attribute of Allah's character as stated in the Qur'an.[11]

In addition to serving as a place of worship, the mosque complex includes classrooms, office space, a children's area, a kitchen and a community centre.[2] In the prayer hall of the mosque hangs a 400-kilogram chandelier[2] that cost $50,000.[9]

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  • Baitun Nur's steel dome and steel-capped minaret tower
    Baitun Nur's steel dome and steel-capped minaret tower
  • Masroor Ahmad (left) and Liberal Opposition Leader Stephane Dion at the inauguration of Baitun Nur
    Masroor Ahmad (left) and Liberal Opposition Leader Stephane Dion at the inauguration of Baitun Nur
  • vVew of the mosque
    vVew of the mosque

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Canada opens its largest mosque". afp.google.com. AFP. 2008-07-05. Archived from the original on 2008-09-07. Retrieved 2008-07-12.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h Morton, Graeme (2008-07-05). "Politicians and faithful open Canada's largest mosque". canada.com. Canwest News Service. Archived from the original on 2008-10-12. Retrieved 2008-07-12.
  3. ^ a b c d "Harper: Mosque shows 'benevolent face of Islam'". ctv.ca. The Canadian Press. 2008-07-05. Retrieved 2019-06-06.
  4. ^ Jeffrey, Jones (2008-07-04). "Small Muslim community builds Canada's biggest mosque". ca.reuters.com. Reuters. Archived from the original on October 12, 2008. Retrieved 2019-06-06.
  5. ^ Morton, Graeme (2008-07-06). "Canada's largest Ahmediha mosque opens in Calgary". Calgary Herald. Canwest. Archived from the original on 2008-10-12. Retrieved 2008-07-12.
  6. ^ "Big mosque on the Prairie opens in Calgary". cbc.ca. CBC News. 2008-07-05. Retrieved 2019-06-06.
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