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Friday 28 Aug 2015 - 16:57 Makkah mean time-13-11-1436
 London, (IINA) - A pub (establishment licensed to serve alcoholic drinks) in Derby city in south Britain was purchased by Muslims after it was offered for sale by its owner, as community leaders promised to turn the building into a community center for Muslim families, according to Derby Telegraph news.
"We've only bought it because it was for sale. We've not precipitated anything," Secretary of Normanton's Jamia Mosque Nazir Hussain, told Derby Telegraph on Thursday.
Hussain stressed that the mosque officials had no plans to demolish the building, promising to turn it into a "community building."
The pub is not the first of its kind to be purchased by UK Muslims, as in May 2012, British Muslims welcomed the official approval to their plans to turn a former pub in west Norfolk into an Islamic community center, saying it will help Muslims extend bridges in the community.
According to a 2011 census, the United Kingdom is home to a Muslim community of nearly 2.8 million, or 4.4 percent of the total population.
OnIslam, reported.
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