Mahmood Mosque, Zürich

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Mahmood Mosque
Mahmud Moschee1.jpg
Mahmood Mosque in Forchstrasse
Basic information
Location Zurich
  Switzerland
Geographic coordinates Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Affiliation Ahmadiyya Muslim Community
Website www.ahmadiyya.ch/
Architectural description
Architectural type Mosque
Completed 1963
Specifications
Minaret(s) 1
Minaret height 18 m

The Mahmood Mosque, (German: Mahmud-Moschee) situated in Forchstrasse, Zurich, is the first purpose-built mosque in Switzerland. It is owned and run by the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community. The mosque has a minaret, the new construction of which is now banned in Switzerland by popular vote.[1]

The foundation stone was laid on 25 August 1962 by Amatul Hafiz Begum, daughter of the founder of the Ahmadiyya movement, Mirza Ghulam Ahmad. The mosque was inaugurated in June 1963 in presence of Sir Muhammad Zafrulla Khan and City-President of Zurich, Emil Landolt.

The mission in Switzerland was led by Mushtaq Ahmad Bajwa from June 1962 until January 1975.

See also

References

  1. http://www.mohavedailynews.com/articles/2009/11/30/news/nation/nation4.txt

External links

Media related to Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. at Wikimedia Commons


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