White Minaret | |
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![]() The minaret in Qadian | |
Location | Qadian, Gurdaspur, Jalandhar Division, Punjab, India |
Coordinates | 31°49′4″N 75°23′31″E / 31.81778°N 75.39194°E |
Height | ~105ft |
tt | 13 March 1903 |
Founded | 1916 |
Owner | Ahmadiyya Muslim Community |
The White Minaret is a stone minaret beside the Aqsa Mosque in Qadian, Punjab. It was constructed under the direction of the Indian religious leader Mirza Ghulam Ahmad. It serves as a lighthouse symbolising the ultimate pre-eminence of Islam.[1]
The minaret has three stages, 92 steps, and a total height of about 105 ft or 32 m.[2][3] Its construction was completed in 1916 and has since become a symbol and distinctive mark in Ahmadiyya Islam. The minaret features on the Ahmadiyya flag[broken anchor] and also (sometimes with rays of light) in the movement's major publications.[4] It is classified as a historical monument.[clarification needed]
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