Fazle Umar
Trip to Europe
F irst M ission i n the U K Towards the close of the 19th Century, Dr. Leitner, Principal of the Oriental College, Lahore, built the Shah Jehan Mosque and the Memorial House outside Woking in Surrey at a distance of 24 miles from London by money donated by Indian Muslims. This mosque was eventually handed over to the Rt Hon. Syed Ameer Ali. He agreed to put Khawaja Kamal Uddin in charge of the Mosque and Memorial House in the spring of 1913. The Mosque was to be used as a place of Muslim worship and the Memorial House as the residence of the Imam. As his work and responsibilities expanded he requested Hadhrat Khalifatul Masih I [ra] that someone might be sent over to assist him in his work. In response to his request Hadhrat Khalifatul Masih arranged to send Chaudhri Fateh Muhammad Syal M.A. to England to assist Khawaja sahib in his work. On the death of Hadhrat Khalifatul Masih I [ra], Chaudhri Fateh Muhammad Syal swore allegiance to Hadhrat Khalifatul Masih II [ra], who directed him to move to London and start the first Ahmadiyya Mission in England. Some years later the house and grounds at 63 Melrose Road, London SW18, were acquired as the headquarters of the Mission and it was decided to build a Mosque in a part of the garden of 63 Melrose Road. C on fere n ce of the P ri ncipal R eligion s of the British E mpire A great Imperial Exhibition was held at Wembley, a few miles out of London, in 1924. It was expected to attract visitors from all parts of the British Empire and a few
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