Bejtyl Evel Mosque

The Bejtyl Evel Mosque or Bejtul Evel Mosque (Albanian: Xhamia e Bejtyl Evel) is Ahmadiyya Mosque in Tirana, Albania.[1]

The Bejtyl-Evel Mosque or more commonly known as Baitul Awwal Mosque is one of the largest mosques in the country.[2] It was inaugurated by Mirza Tahir Ahmad in 1995 which makes this mosque the 1st Ahmadiyya mosque to be built in Albania. It also consists of a guest house called Darul Falah in the capital city. The mosque has a capacity of 2500 people. It consists of 2 white minarets.

Ahmadiyya Muslim Community

The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community was established since 1934.[3] The Ahmadiyya Mosque was financed primarily form Ahmadiyya community donations to build the mosque.

References

  1. "Home". Xhemati Musliman Ahmedia (in Albanian). Retrieved 2017-05-19.
  2. "Baitul Awal - Tirana Albania". ahmadiyyamosque.blogspot.bg. Retrieved 2017-05-19.
  3. "IslamAhmadiyya - Ahmadiyya Muslim Community - Al Islam Online - Official Website". www.alislam.org. Retrieved 2017-05-19.

Coordinates: 41°20′41″N 19°45′51″E / 41.3448°N 19.7643°E / 41.3448; 19.7643

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