[2] It was inaugurated on Friday 17 May 2019 by Mirza Masroor Ahmad, the fifth caliph of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community.

During World War II, it was used as wartime evacuation centre for Ruckholt Road Central School in Leyton and later closed in 1943.

[4][5] The land was sold for £80,000 but was again put on auction in 1984 and bought by Ahmadiyya Muslim Association.

[5][9] The formal inauguration of the mosque was held on 29 June 2019[contradictory] in the presence of faith, civic and religious leaders.

Around 300 guests were in attendance, including MP Dominic Grieve, former attorney general, MP Sir Ed Davey, chair of Tilford Parish Council Debra Lee, and former mayor of Farnham David Attfield.