The Faizan-e-Madina Mosque is situated on Gladstone Street in Peterborough

Peterborough

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, England

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. It can hold up to three thousand worshippers and its 30-metre green dome

Dome

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 is thought to be one of the largest in the United Kingdom

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. It cost over £2.5m to build, which was raised entirely through donations (money and gold) only from the local community.

The mosque is noted for the quality of its education and it has hosted leading Islamic scholars and teachers from universities including Egypt's Al-Azhar University

Al-Azhar University

Al-Azhar University is an educational institute in Cairo, Egypt. Founded in 970~972 as a madrasa, it is the chief centre of Arabic literature and Islamic learning in the world. It is the oldest degree-granting university in Egypt. In 1961 non-religious subjects were added to its curriculum.It is...

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