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.

Nuur-Moschee
Nuur-Moschee
Religion
AffiliationIslam
Location
LocationSachsenhausen, Frankfurt
 Germany
Geographic coordinates50°05′08″N 8°41′47″E
Architecture
TypeMosque
Completed1959
Specifications
Capacity125
Minaret(s)2
Minaret heightaround 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]

See also

References

  1. Ahmadiyya Muslim Mosques Around the World


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