Khadija Mosque (German: Khadija-Moschee) is a mosque located in Heinersdorf, Pankow, Berlin, Germany. It is property of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, and the first mosque in former East Germany, opening on 16 October 2008. The mosque has a 12-metre-high (39 ft)[clarification needed] minaret and has capacity for 500 worshippers. The mosque was financed by funds collected by Ahmadiyya women and the design was done by the architect Mubashra Ilyas.[1]
| مسجد خديجة Khadija Mosque | |
|---|---|
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| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Ahmadiyya |
| Location | |
| Location | Heinersdorf, Berlin, Germany |
| Geographic coordinates | 52°34′22″N 13°25′51″E / 52.57278°N 13.43083°E |
| Architecture | |
| Architect(s) | Mubashra Ilyas |
| Type | Mosque |
| Style | Modern |
| Completed | 2008 |
| Construction cost | € 1.7 million |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 2 x 250 |
| Dome(s) | 1 |
| Dome height (outer) | 4.5 m (15 ft) |
| Dome dia. (outer) | 9.0 m (29.5 ft) |
| Minaret(s) | 1 |
| Minaret height | 13 m (43 ft) |
| Website | |
| ahmadiyya | |
Another mosque was built in Berlin between 1924 and 1928 by the Lahore Ahmadiyya Movement.
History
editThe Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat had already tried to build their first mosque in Europe in Berlin in the 1920s[2] According to the wish of the second Khalifa, the women of the community collected all the funds for the mosque from their own resources. However, due to the financial crisis in Germany the plan had to be given up.[3] Instead, the funds were used for the construction of the Fazl Mosque in London. Under the 100-Mosques-Plan of the community in Germany, the project was revived and a new mosque was planned in Berlin. The Khadija mosque is the first mosque in the eastern part of Berlin.
Construction
editThe foundation stone for the mosque was laid down on 2 January 2007 by the 5th Khalifa of the community, Mirza Masroor Ahmad. The mosque is built on a piece of land which is 4790 m² large. It consists of two stories. There are two prayer rooms, for 250 women and 250 men each. The mosque was designed by the architect of the community, Mubashra Ilyas.[4] The construction was overseen by the architect company Pakdel.[5] The dome of the mosque is 4.5 meter in height and has a diameter of 9 meters. The minaret of the mosque is 13 meter high.[6] The costs for the construction of the mosque and a building for housing for the Imam and a "servant of the mosque" and offices were about €1.7 million.
See also
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References
edit- ^ Careers “made in Germany” Archived 2012-08-04 at archive.today, Deutschland Online;
- ^ Bau einer Moschee in Berlin: Am Ende des Toleranzbereichs, FAZ vom 25. Juli 2007
- ^ „The costs for the Mosque in Berlin will be financed with the Chanda (financial sacrifices) of the Ahmadi women. 50.000 Rupee will be used for this, which have been collected by the Ahmadi women in three months.“, Khalifat-ul Massih II. in the Khutba Juma on 2. February 1923
- ^ Zwischen Tradition und Karriere. Drei Moscheen hat Ilyas während ihres Architektur-Studiums an der TU Darmstadt (TUD) für die muslimische Ahmadiyya-Gemeinde entworfen: in Bremen, Offenbach und Berlin., Mainspitze am 29. Oktober 2007; 28jährige ist Moschee-Architektin Mubashra Ilyas, Berliner Morgenpost, 5 January 2007
- ^ Pankows Moschee ist auf einer Lüge erbaut Archived 2008-10-24 at the Wayback Machine, Berliner Kurier, 21. Oktober 2008
- ^ Zahlen & Fakten Die Ahmadiyya und ihre Berliner Moschee, Der Tagesspiegel vom 14. Oktober 2008
External links
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- Official website
- Up to 400 protesters, one of which holds up a sign which reads “Islam means and is submission” took part in a demonstration against the building of the Ahmadiyya Mosque in the Heinersdorf district of Berlin 11 July 2007.[permanent dead link]
- First Mosque in East Berlin Opens, CBN on October 20, 2008
- First mosque opens in Germany’s ex-communist east, The Malaysian Insider on October 17, 2008
- Europe's Mosques Move from Back Alleys to Boulevards, Spiegel, 15. October 2008
- 28-Jährige ist Moschee-Architektin, Morgenpost, 5 January 2007
- Eastern Germany's First Mosque Opens Amid Protests, Deutsche Welle, 17. October 2008
- Mobiles Beratungsteam »Ostkreuz«: Informationsseite zum Moscheebau in Heinersdorf
- Khadija Mosque at night, Khadija Mosque at day[1]