A BRADFORD mosque has won a national award for the plans for its future building.

It is currently being built on Bartle Lane, in the Great Horton area.

The Madinat al-Zahra project won the Beacon Best Future Mosque Design Awards 2022, after more than 300 entries were submitted and three were shortlisted.

Bradford Telegraph and Argus: What the inside of The Madinat al- Zahra project will look like. Picture: Madinat al- ZahraWhat the inside of The Madinat al- Zahra project will look like. Picture: Madinat al- Zahra (Image: The Madinat al- Zahra project)

The project is the flagship project of Minhaj ul Quran International.

The new building will include a large Masjid with an educational complex, a community centre, a multi-purpose hall for sports and weddings as well as retail units with a cafe and full-time boarding facilities.

Head of administration Huzaifa al-Yamani said: “It’s an honour not just for us but for everyone in Bradford. Bradford Telegraph and Argus: Outside of the new mosque currently being built in Bradford. Picture: Madinat al- Zahra Outside of the new mosque currently being built in Bradford. Picture: Madinat al- Zahra (Image: Madinat al- Zahra)

“This project will not just cater for Muslims but the wider community with the sole purpose of education.

“Creating an institution for which there is no example in UK & Europe, this will lay the foundations for all future projects to create an inclusive space where everyone feels welcome.”