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Farhan Iqbal

Why do ahmadi mosques look slightly different? Not as classical in design

Our Mosques in Muslim countries are not much different from classical Mosques, though I would contend they are much cleaner (in my humble opinion, notwithstanding some non-Ahmadi Mosques that are very clean). However, I think you are getting this impression from Mosques in the West. Architectural designs in the West are different and builders are less experienced with classical Mosque designs. Hence, Mosques tend to look a little different. Also, in the West, some of our Mosques are converted buildings. That is, a building may have had some other purpose that was later converted into a Mosque.

The "classic design" of a mosque is a postcolonial invention. Before, mosques used to have diverse designs based on local architectural tradition so each one was unique, a tread that the Jamaat is actually reviving!

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