Feast of Eid-ul-Fitr (1924) | BFI National Archive
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Feast of Eid-ul-Fitr (1924) | BFI National Archive Subscribe: http://bit.ly/subscribetotheBFI Watch more on the BFI Player: http://player.bfi.org.uk/ Proof that Britain's Muslim population was thriving in the 1920s, this film shows the UK's first purpose-built mosque. The Shah Jahan Mosque, on Woking's Oriental Road, was the hub for Britain's Islamic community in the early 20th century. During Eid al-Fitr, which marks the end of Ramadan, the mosque hosted a huge, eclectic crowd, including women, visiting dignitaries and Christian converts. The festival seen here took place on Sunday 4th May 1924, when the Imam was Khwaja Nazir Ahmad, son of the founder of the Mission Khwaja Kamal-ud-Din. Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/BFI Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BritishFilmInstitute Follow us on Google+: https://plus.google.com/+britishfilminstitute/ -
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Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nIA47bp8Dm0
Resource type: Video
Last modified: 8 years ago
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