• A mosque in south London is celebrating its grand reopening after a fire damaged.
• Following a £20 million renovation, it will reopen with an ornate, geometric frontage.
• the mosque is the largest in Western Europe, with a capacity of 10,500 worshippers.

A mosque in south London is celebrating its grand reopening after a fire damaged its administration building in 2015.

Hundreds of people are expected to attend the inauguration of the new Baitul Futuh Mosque in Morden.

Following a £20 million renovation, it will reopen with an ornate, geometric frontage.

According to its website, the mosque is the largest in Western Europe, with a capacity of 10,500 worshippers.

The fire on September 26, 2015, damaged approximately 50% of the ground floor of the administration building, as well as a portion of the first floor and a section of the roof.

Only a few worshippers were inside the mosque when the fire broke out, prompting 70 firefighters to respond.

The mosque itself had “escaped completely unscathed,” according to London Fire Brigade station manager Philip Morton at the time.

Its administration building has been rebuilt into a five-story structure with two large multipurpose halls, offices, and guest rooms.

The 5.2-acre (2.1-hectare) mosque is used by the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, which raised funds for the reconstruction project.

The religious centre will host the 19th annual National Peace Symposium later this evening.

The new complex will be inaugurated and keynoted by Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad, the worldwide head and Caliph of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community.

Parliamentarians, academics, and religious leaders are expected to attend.

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