Eight fascinating items from the archives of Britain’s first purpose-built mosque
The Shah Jahan Mosque in Woking, England, is Britain’s first purpose-built mosque and a Grade I listed monument, the highest status a historic monument can be awarded in the country. Built in 1889, it announced this month that professional archives are being developed to preserve some of the important historic items in its possession. This article reveals a few of these gems.
1. MINUTES OF THE MUSLIM SOCIETY OF GREAT BRITAIN
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Tharik Hussain