Noor Mosque
The Noor Mosque (Noor = Light) in Frankfurt-Sachsenhausen is the third purpose-built mosque in Germany. The mosque in Babenhäuser Landstraße is run by the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community (AMJ) and was inaugurated on September, 12th 1959 by Sir Muhammad Zafrulla Khan.
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Religion | |
Affiliation | Islam |
Location | |
Location | Sachsenhausen, Frankfurt Germany |
Geographic coordinates | 50°05′08″N 8°41′47″E |
Architecture | |
Type | Mosque |
Completed | 1959 |
Specifications | |
Capacity | 125 |
Minaret(s) | 2 |
Minaret height | around 5-8m |
Website | |
http://nuur-moschee.de/ |
Before the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community in 1985 bought the „Nasir Bagh“ in Groß-Gerau, the annual gathering Jalsa Salana in Germany was celebrated in this mosque.
This mosque is well known for being the one that the heavyweight boxer Muhammad Ali prayed within once.[1]
References
- Ahmadiyya Muslim Mosques Around the World
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