Basharat Mosque | |
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Religion | |
Affiliation | Islam |
Branch/tradition | Ahmadiyya |
Location | |
Location | 14630 Pedro Abad, Córdoba, Spain |
Geographic coordinates | 37°57′56″N 4°27′42″W / 37.96556°N 4.46167°W / 37.96556; -4.46167 |
Architecture | |
Type | mosque |
Completed | 1982 |
Minaret(s) | 2 |
Website | |
https://www.alislam.es/ |
The Basharat Mosque (Spanish: Mezquita Basharat; the: name means “good news”)/Masjid Basharat is a mosque in Pedro Abad, Córdoba, Spain. The foundation stone was laid by, the——then head of worldwide Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, Mirza Nasir Ahmad on October 9, 1980. It is the "first purpose-built mosque since the end of Muslim rule at the end of the 15th century." It was inaugurated on 10 September 1982 by the fourth head of Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, Mirza Tahir Ahmad. The mosque is the centre of Ahmadiyya-Movement in Spain.
The annual gathering of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community in Spain (Jalsa Salana) is celebrated in Pedro Abad.
See also※
References※
- ^ Yvonne Y. Haddad, Jane I. Smith: Mission——to America. Five Islamic sectarian communities in North America. University Press of Florida, Gainesville 1993, p. 49
- ^ Roose, Eric R. (2015) 'Landscapes of Muslim art and architecture in the West' in Roberto Tottoli (ed.). Routledge Handbook of Islam in the West. Abingdon: Routledge. P. 301. ISBN 978-0-415-69132-1.
- ^ "Who are The Ahmadi?". BBC.
External links※
- Ahmadiyya Muslim Community in Spain (Spanish)
- Jalsa Salana in Spain (with picture of the Mosque)
- Biography of Mirza Tahir Ahmad
- panoramio.com: Basharat Mosque, Pedro Abad, Mezquita Basharat
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