Fazl-e-Omar Mosque
| Fazl-e-Omar Mosque | |
|---|---|
Fazle-Omar-Moschee | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Ahmadiyya Islam |
| Ecclesiastical or organisational status | Mosque |
| Governing body | Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat Deutschland K.d.ö.R. |
| Status | Active |
| Location | |
| Location | Stellingen, Eimsbüttel, Hamburg |
| Country | Germany |
Shown within Hamburg | |
Interactive map of Fazl-e-Omar Mosque | |
| Coordinates | 53°35′1″N 9°56′36″E / 53.58361°N 9.94333°E |
| Architecture | |
| Type | Mosque |
| Completed | 1957 |
| Specifications | |
| Minaret | 2 |
| Minaret height | 8 m (26 ft) |
| Site area | 1,500 m2 (16,000 sq ft) |
| Website | |
| ahmadiyya | |
The Fazl-e-Omar Mosque (German: Fazle-Omar-Moschee) is a mosque in the Stellingen quarter of the Eimsbüttel borough of Hamburg, Germany.
History
The foundation stone was laid on February 22, 1957. It is the first Ahmadiyya mosque in Germany and the first completed mosque after World War II, and the second purpose-built mosque in the country.[1] The mosque is named in honour of the Second Caliph Mirza Basheer-ud-Din Mahmood Ahmad and is located on the street of Wieckstraße. It is run by the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat Deutschland K.d.ö.R. (AMJ) and was inaugurated on July 22, 1957, by Sir Muhammad Zafarullah Khan.[2]
See also
- Ahmadiyya in Germany
- Islam in Germany
- List of mosques in Germany
- List of Ahmadiyya buildings and structures in Germany
References
- ^ Hegazy, Ossama (2015). "Towards a German Mosque". In Toğuşlu, Erkan (ed.). Everyday Life Practices of Muslims in Europe. Leuven University Press. pp. 193–216. ISBN 978-94-6270-032-1.
- ^ "Hamburg". Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat Deutschland (in German). Retrieved September 3, 2020.
External links
Media related to Fazle-Omar-Moschee (Hamburg) at Wikimedia Commons