Berlin Mosque in Berlin

Berlin

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Germany

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's oldest mosque

Mosque

A mosque is a place of worship for followers of Islam. The word is likely to have entered the English language through French , from Portuguese , from Spanish , and from Berber , ultimately originating in — . The Arabic word masjid literally means a place of prostration...

, situated on Brienner Straße 7-8 in Berlin-Wilmersdorf

Wilmersdorf

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. It was designed by K.A. Kermann and was built between 1923 and 1925. Berlin Mosque, which has a 90 feet (27.4 m) tall minaret

Minaret

A minaret مناره , sometimes مئذنه) is a distinctive architectural feature of Islamic mosques, generally a tall spire with an onion-shaped or conical crown, usually either free standing or taller than any associated support structure. The basic form of a minaret includes a base, shaft, and gallery....

, was heavily damaged in World War II

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The foundation stone was laid on 6 August 1923 and the mosque was inaugurated officially on 26 April 1925.

The mosque is owned and maintained by the Lahore Ahmadiyya Movement.

Imam Maulana Sadr-ud-Din worked as first missionary of the Lahore Ahmadiyya Movement in Berlin since 1922. At the mosque, he produced in 1939 the first German translation of the Qur'an

Qur'an

The Quran , also transliterated Qur'an, Koran, Alcoran, Qur’ān, Coran, Kuran, and al-Qur’ān, is the central religious text of Islam, which Muslims consider the verbatim word of God . It is regarded widely as the finest piece of literature in the Arabic language...

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The mosque was closed in 2007 due to lack of money and personnel. The last Friday prayer was held on 13 July 2007, although it has recently undergone renovations and is now once again open to visitors, as of 2010.

2011 arson attack

On January 8th 2011 a fire bomb exploded at the mosque allegedly in an act of Islamaphobia. It was the eighth in a series of arson attacks on Islamic institutions in Berlin. The front of the mosque was set ablaze.

Eid-ul-Fitr, August 2011

Eid-ul-Fitr was celebrated at the Berlin Mosque on 30th August 2011. Approximately 55 people were present at the
Eid prayer. In the Khutba the importance of Ramadan was emphasized as well as the aspect that Islam is a religion
of peace and humanity.
After the Eid prayer, lunch was arranged at the Berlin Mission house which is adjacent to the Mosque.