The Woking Muslim Mission

Woking, England, 1913–1960s

History of Islam in the U.K.

Latest additions:

Reports and comments from the British press on Lord Headley’s acceptance of Islam — from The Islamic Review, December 1913 12 May 2012

The Islamic Review special obituary issue on death of Khwaja Kamal-ud-Din 11 May 2012

Khwaja Kamal-ud-Din writes in July 1913 about prospect of opening the “locked-up Woking Mosque” 30 January 2012

Imam of the Woking Mosque replies to question about Fascism/Nazism in 1939 19 December 2011

Report of ‘Id-ul-Fitr at Woking, 13 November 1939: Imam declares that Muslims must fight against the destruction of Jewish synagogues by Nazi Germany 19 December 2011

Account of acceptance of Islam by Mr. Hameedullah Bowman 19 December 2011

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The Woking Muslim Mission was founded by Khwaja Kamal-ud-Din in 1913 at the Woking Mosque in Woking, Surrey. Its chief objective was to present the religion of Islam to the people of Britain, to refute the criticism of Islam and its Holy Prophet appearing commonly in the press and publications, and to remove deep-seated misconceptions about Islam and Muslims prevalent in the Western mind. The Mission also served as the U.K. national centre for Muslims and Islamic-related activities for over fifty years till the mid-1960s. The influence and work of this Mission also benefitted many other countries all over the world. It won a large number of converts to Islam in Britain and elsewhere.

This website is created and published by the Ahmadiyya Anjuman Isha‘at Islam Lahore (U.K.), Wembley, London,
the successor of the Woking Muslim Mission.