Khadija Mosque
Also known as: Khadija Mosque
mosque in Berlin, Germany
Key facts
- Built
- 2008
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Overview
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The Khadija Mosque stands at Tiniusstraße 7 in the Heinersdorf district of Berlin and belongs to the Ahmadiyya community. It is named after Khadija bint Khuwaylid, the first Muslim woman and the first wife of the Prophet Muhammad. The building has a minaret about 12 metres (39 feet) high and can hold roughly 500 worshippers. Its construction was financed by the community's women's organisation, Lajna Imaillah, and it is described in the sources as the first mosque opened in the territory of the former East Germany.
History
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Before the mosque was built, its congregation was based in the Reinickendorf district of Berlin. The Khadija Mosque was opened on 16 October 2008. It was paid for with funds raised by the Ahmadiyya community, with the women's organisation Lajna Imaillah providing the financing.
Abdul Basit Tariq, who had already served in Reinickendorf, was the congregation's imam until 31 January 2014. Said Ahmed Arif held the post from February 2014 until 2023. Since 2023 the congregation has been served by the imams Scharjil Khalid and Sheraz Rana.
From Wikipedia
The Khadija Mosque (German: Khadija-Moschee; Arabic: مسجد خديجة) is a mosque located in Heinersdorf, Pankow, Berlin, Germany. Opened on 16 October 2008, it was the first mosque in former East Germany. The mosque is administered by the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat Deutschland K.d.ö.R. (AMJ). The mosque has a 13-metre-high (43 ft) minaret and has capacity for 500 worshippers. The mosque was financed by funds collected by Ahmadiyya women and was designed by architect Mubashra Ilyas.
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Sources
Wikipedia (ar): https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%AC%D8%AF_%D8%AE%D8%AF%D9%8A%D8%AC%D8%A9_(%D8%A8%D8%B1%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%86)
Wikipedia (de): https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khadija-Moschee_(Berlin)
Wikipedia (en): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khadija_Mosque
Wikipedia (fa): https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%AC%D8%AF_%D8%AE%D8%AF%DB%8C%D8%AC%D9%87
Wikipedia (tr): https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hatice_Camii_(Berlin)
Wikipedia (ur): https://ur.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%AC%D8%AF_%D8%AE%D8%AF%DB%8C%D8%AC%DB%81_(%D8%A8%D8%B1%D9%84%D9%86)