Work has begun on the erection in London of a mosque to be modelled on the Taj Mahal.
On a large open site in Mornington Avenue. West Kensington—until recently used as a car park—the Prince of Berar. son of the Nizam of Hyderabad, has laid the foundation stone of the Nizamiah Mosque. which isto be built there at a cost of £100,- 000. Indian princes, nobles and their wives attended the ceremony.
Sir Abdul Qadir. Chairman of the Nizamiah Mosque Trust, made an address of welcome to the Prince and Princess of Berar.
"Realisation of the dream of some of the sincerest well-wishers of Islam to see the minarets of a house of Moslem worship in this great city. he said, "is made possible by the zeal of the late Lord Headley. It was his good fortune to approach the Nizam, who gave £60,000. of which
site. £28,000 was spent in procuring the "We shall try to build the essential Parts of the Mosque with the money in the hands of the Trust. leaving room for further expansion when more funds become available. The real requirements of the Mosque. as a centre of worship and of valuable cultural contacts, will begin when the building is completed, as money will be needed for its upkeep and for the provision of a resident Imam to lead the prayers."
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