Basharat Mosque

Basharat Mosque
Spanish: Mezquita Basharat
The mosque in 2006
Basharat Mosque is located in Province of Córdoba (Spain)
Basharat Mosque
Location of the mosque in the Province of Córdoba
Religion
AffiliationIslam
Branch/traditionAhmadiyya
Mosque
StatusActive
Location
LocationPedro Abad, Córdoba, 14630
CountrySpain
Coordinates37°57′56″N 4°27′42″W / 37.96556°N 4.46167°W / 37.96556; -4.46167
Architecture
TypeMosque
Groundbreaking1980; 46 years ago (1980)
Completed1982; 44 years ago (1982)
Minaret2
Website
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The Basharat Mosque (Spanish: Mezquita Basharat, lit. 'Good News Mosque'; Urdu: مسجد بشارت), also known as Masjid Basharat, is a mosque in Pedro Abad, Córdoba, Spain. It is the first purpose-built mosque in Spain after centuries of Christian rule.

History

The foundation stone was laid on October 9, 1980 by Mirza Nasir Ahmad, the Caliphate of worldwide Ahmadiyya Muslim Community. It was inaugurated on 10 September 1982 by the fourth head of Ahmadiyya Community, Mirza Tahir Ahmad. The mosque is the centre of Ahmadiyya-Movement in Spain.

Jalsa Salana

Jalsa Salana, the annual gathering of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community in Spain, is celebrated in Pedro Abad.

Architecture

The mosque was designed after reminiscences of the White Minaret and Noor Mosque in Qadian.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Tottoli, Roberto, ed. (2022). Routledge handbook of Islam in the West. London; New York: Routledge/Taylor & Francis Group. ISBN 978-0-367-21178-3.
  2. ↑ Yvonne Y. Haddad, Jane I. Smith: Mission to America. Five Islamic sectarian communities in North America. University Press of Florida, Gainesville 1993, p. 49
  3. ↑ 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.
  4. ↑ "Who are The Ahmadi?". BBC.

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