Basharat Mosque
The Basharat Mosque (Spanish: Mezquita Basharat; the name means “good news”) is a mosque in Pedro Abad, Alto Guadalquivir, Córdoba, Spain. It was inaugurated on 10 September 1982 by Mirza Tahir Ahmad (late), fourth Caliph of Ahmadiyya Muslim Community (currently fifth Caliph Mirza Masroor Ahmad heads the Community). The mosque is the centre of Ahmadiyya-Movement in Spain.
| مسجد البشارات Basharat Mosque | |
|---|---|
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| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Ahmadiyya Islam |
| Location | |
| Location | Pedro Abad  |
| Geographic coordinates | 37°57′56″N 4°27′42″W |
| Architecture | |
| Type | Mosque |
| Completed | 1982 |
| Minaret(s) | 2 |
| Website | |
| www.alislam.org/ | |
The foundation stone was laid by the 3rd Khalifat-ul Masih, Mirza Nasir Ahmad on October 9, 1980. It is the first purpose-built mosque since the end of Muslim rule at the end of the 15th century.[1][2][3]
The annual gathering of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community in Spain (Jalsa Salana) is celebrated in Pedro Abad.
See also
References
- Ahmadiyya Muslim Community in Spain (Spanish)
- Jalsa Salana in Spain (with picture of the Mosque)
- Biography of Mirza Tahir Ahmad
- panoramio.com: Basharat Mosque, Pedro Abad, Mezquita Basharat
Notes
- Yvonne Y. Haddad, Jane I. Smith: Mission to America. Five Islamic sectarian communities in North America. University Press of Florida, Gainesville 1993, p. 49
- Roose, Eric R. (2015) 'Landscapes of Muslim art and architecture in the West' in Roberto Tottoli (ed.). Routledge Handbook of Islam in the West. Abingdon: Routledge. P. 301. ISBN 978-0-415-69132-1.
- "Who are The Ahmadi?". BBC.
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