On the 71st anniversary of India as a Republic, the foundation will be laid for the much-awaited mosque in Ayodhya on the five acres of land mandated by Supreme Court following the Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid final verdict.
The blueprint for the mosque will be unveiled on Saturday. It will be a round-shaped structure.
The masjid will come up, 20km away from the Ram Janmabhoomi site, at Dhannipur village, exactly six months after the Sunni Waqf Board constituted the mosque trust -- Indo-Islamic Cultural Foundation.
"The Trust chose January 26, 2021, for laying the foundation of the Ayodhya mosque as on this day our Constitution came into effect more than seven decades ago. Our constitution is based on pluralism, which is the leitmotif of our mosque project," said Athar Hussain, secretary of Indo-Islamic Cultural Foundation.
The blueprint of the mosque and other facilities, including multi-speciality hospital1, community kitchen and library2 will be unveiled by the Mosque Trust on Saturady as per the plans finalized by chief architect Professor S.M. Akhtar.
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- 1. "For funding of the hospital, we really look forward to corporate funding. There are many donors who are willing to help when we get 80G approval. Then we will go for FCRA and get foreign funds from Muslims of Indian origin," he added.[/fnl"The hospital of course will hold centrestage on the five-acre plot allotted to the Sunni Waqf Board at Dhannipur village in Ayodhya. The hospital will serve humanity in the true spirit of Islam as taught by the Prophet in his last sermon 1,400 years ago.
- 2. "Additional facility will be the community kitchen to cater to the needs of nearby areas fulfilling nourishment requirements in terms of good quality of meals twice a day," said Athar Hussain IICF secretary.
