White Minaret

The Minaret-ul-Masih is a stone tower and monument standing beside the Aqsa Mosque in Qadian, India. It was constructed under the direction of Mirza Ghulam Ahmad, the founder of the Ahmadiyya movement specifically as a lighthouse symbolising the ultimate pre-eminence of Islam.The minaret has three stages, 92 steps, and a total height of about 105 ft or 32 m. 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 and also in the movement's major publications. It is classified as a historical monument.