Nottingham's skyline will feature a minaret for the first time with the opening of a new mosque that its founders say will “help create a multicultural society”.
And the committee behind the project says it may apply for planning permission to issue a call to prayer in the afternoons at a later date.
The 14.5-metre-high minaret is currently in the car park of the new Jamia Masjid Sultania mosque being built in Sneinton Dale and was due to be lifted into place on Friday.
But a poor weather forecast means the contractors have now put the installation back until Tuesday next week.
Imam Maulana Mohammad Aslam Rabbani, who will lead worship at the mosque, said: “I’m proud to see such a minaret as a symbol of Islam. We are so pleased to have this particular mosque at the centre of Sneinton.
“It creates a multicultural society so we are all living happily together. It’s very important because unity is strength.
“If we are divided and creating problems for each other, we cannot have peace in life and live together in harmony.”
The mosque is being built on the site of the former Jester pub, on the corner of Sneinton Dale and Trent Road.
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