By Bernama,
London : An eco-friendly mosque, which runs on renewable energy has been opened in Manchester, the Press Trust of India (PTI) reported Wednesday.
The US$6.9 million mosque features solar panels, under-floor heating and lowe energy bulbs, and is built with woods and Indian pink stone. It also fuses Eastern and Western architecture, and peach-coloured deep pile carpets, a huge chandelier and plasma televisions.
The mosque was opened by the Spiritual Head of the Dawoodi Bohra community Syedna Mohammed Burhanuddin. Hundreds of followers of the Islamic sec from India and Pakistan also attended the opening ceremony.
Burhanuddin, 93, who lives in India, contributed US$2.9 million towards the cost of the mosque, while the remaining costs were raised by the small Dawoodi Bohra community in the United Kingdom.
He told the people gathered to be humble and to respect one’s community and said a prayer for Manchester, its residents and their success.