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Maulana Aftab-ud-Din Ahmad has been involved in religious services throughout his life time. As mentioned before at the time of his death he was translating Sahi al-Bukhari into English by Maulana Muhammad Ali and was only able to complete four of its paras. His religious life has been presented pictorially over here.

Right: The Royal Dramatic College, Maybury,
Near Woking, Surrey which later was purchased
by Dr. G. W. Leitner and converted into Oriental
Institute. The Shah Jehan Mosque was part of it.

Top: The Shah Jehan Mosque, Woking (front View)
Left: A closer view of the Shah Jehan Mosque, Woking.


Left:
Inside view of the mehrab or niche of the Shah Jehan Mosque, Woking with Surah Ikhlas (ch.112)
written on its wall. Second from Left: Sketch of the Minbar (pulpit) and the Rehal (reading desk for the
Qur'an) at the Shah Jehan Mosque, Woking, England. These were origionally there when the Mosque was
taken over by Khwaja Kamal-ud-Din. Second from Right: The Maulana standing at the pulpit of the Shah
Jehan Mosque, Woking at the request of Daily Sketch, Woking (England). Right: The Maulana Delivering a
speech at an important meeting in London as Iman of the Shah Jehan Mosque Woking.

Left: Eid message of the Maulana published in the monthly "Islamic World", Woking (January 1936). Click on the image to
read the article
.

Right: The Maulana as Imam of the Shah Jehan Mosque, Woking with Sir Abdul Qadir at the christening ceremony
of a ship.

 


Top:
Some announcements published in the
"Evening News" Woking about public lectures
organized by Woking Muslim Mission &
Literary Trust at the Shah Jehan Mosque (10.9.1936).

Left: The Maulana with His Royal Highness
Emir Saud and His Excellency Hafiz Wahba,
amnassador of Saudi Arabia in UK at the
Shah Jehan Mosque, Woking (England).

 

Left: The Maulana with Crown Prince Faisal Ibn Saud at a reception at the Shah Jehan Mosque, Woking.

Right: The Maulana with King Hailey Salasi of Ethiopia at a reception held at the Shah Jehan Mosque, Woking.
(newspaper clipping)

Left: The Maulana with His
Excellency Hafiz Wahba and
Sir Abdul Qadir after an Eid
congregation at the
Shah Jehan Mosque,
Woking (England).

 
Top Left: Mr. Iqbal Ahmad,  eldest  son  of  Maulana  Aftab-ud-Din  Ahmad  making  some  announcements  at  an  Eid
congregation  at  the  Shah Jehan Mosque,  Woking.  Top Right:  Mr. Iqbal Ahmad  as  acting Imam of the  Shah Jehan
Mosque, leading funeral service at St. Mary Cemetery at Hill, Ireland in 1955.

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