New Mosque to be opened in Oslo

The new Mosque of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat in Norway, located in Furuset, Oslo, will be officially opened on Friday. It will be the largest in the Nordic countries.

The Baitun Nasr Mosque will the main place of worship for Norway's 1500 Ahmadiyya members, and will have a capacity of 4500.

The opening ceremony will be led by the Head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat, Hadhrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad, who is visiting Norway on the occasion.

This will be Oslo's fourth mosque.

(NRK)

Friday, 30 September 2011 06:50

Posted in Section: Culture - Category: Culture

Written by Rolleiv Solholm

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