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Al-Mahdi Mosque, Bradford

Wikipedia's first sentence called it “run by the ahmadiyya muslim community and was inaugurated by mirza masroor ahmad”. Today it says “mosque in bradford”.
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The opening as it read in 2025

The Al Mahdi Mosque is an Ahmadi Muslim mosque in Bradford , England . The mosque was built at a cost £2.5 million entirely from voluntary donations of British Ahmadi Muslims. The mosque was opened on 7 November 2008 by Mirza Masroor Ahmad , the current and fifth caliph of Ahmadiyya Muslim Community . With a capacity of 2,000 worshippers, it is among the largest in the city. The inauguration was attended by many Ahmadi Muslims and over 300 guests. The mosque, on Rees Way, was built at the top of a hill and is visible from miles around within the city. In 2014, the mosque was the host of BBC Radio 4's topical debate programme Any Questions? . "Al Mahdi Mosque – Bradford, United Kingdom" (blog).

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Today
Wikipedia's first sentence called it “run by the ahmadiyya muslim community and was inaugurated by mirza masroor ahmad”. Today it says “mosque in bradford”. Read the current article and compare.
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Then

run by the ahmadiyya muslim community and was inaugurated by mirza masroor ahmad

Now

mosque in bradford

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