Noor Mosque
Also known as: Noor Mosque
mosque in Frankfurt am Main
Key facts
- Built
- 1959
- Capacity
- 125 people
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Overview
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Noor Mosque stands on Babenhäuser Landstraße in the Sachsenhausen district of Frankfurt am Main, in the German state of Hesse. It is known in German as the Nuur-Moschee and in Urdu as Masjid Nur, a name meaning "Mosque of Light". The building was completed in 1959 and was the first purpose-built mosque in Frankfurt. It ranks among the oldest mosques in Germany. The mosque is managed by the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat in Germany. Our records give its capacity as 125 worshippers.
History
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The mosque was completed in 1959. As the first building in Frankfurt constructed specifically as a mosque, it holds a notable place in the city's religious history. It continues to be run by the Ahmadiyya community in Germany.
The celebrated boxer Muhammad Ali is reported to have prayed here on one occasion.
From Wikipedia
The Noor Mosque (German: Nuur-Moschee; Urdu: مسجدِ نور, lit. 'Mosque of the spiritual light') is a mosque located in Sachsenhausen, in the city of Frankfurt, in the state of Hesse, Germany. Situated on Babenhäuser Landstraße and completed in 1959, the mosque is the first purpose-built mosque in Frankfurt and the third in Germany.
Muhammad Ali, a famous boxer, prayed in the mosque on one occasion.
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Sources
Wikipedia (ar): https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%AC%D8%AF_%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%86%D9%88%D8%B1_(%D9%81%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%83%D9%81%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%AA)
Wikipedia (de): https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuur-Moschee
Wikipedia (en): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noor_Mosque,_Frankfurt
Wikipedia (ru): https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9C%D0%B5%D1%87%D0%B5%D1%82%D1%8C_%D0%9D%D1%83%D1%80_(%D0%A4%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%BA%D1%84%D1%83%D1%80%D1%82-%D0%BD%D0%B0-%D0%9C%D0%B0%D0%B9%D0%BD%D0%B5)
Wikipedia (tr): https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nur_Camii