Mesquita Brasil

Mesquita Brasil (São Paulo)
Mesquita Brasil (Mosque Brazil)
Mesquita Brasil photo
Mesquita Brasil as of June 2007
Location in Brazil
Basic information
Location Avenida do Estado, 5382 - Cambuci, São Paulo
Geographic coordinates Coordinates: 21°34′S 41°55′W / 21.567°S 41.917°W / -21.567; -41.917
State São Paulo
Country Brazil
Status Open
Governing body Muslim Beneficent Society of São Paulo.[1]
Architectural description
Architectural type Mosque
Founder Muslim Beneficent Society of São Paulo.[1]
Date established 1929[1][2]

Mesquita Brasil (Mosque Brazil) is a mosque located in Cambuci, central district of São Paulo city, Brazil.[3] It was first founded in 1929[1][2] by the Muslim Beneficent Society of São Paulo.[1] Mesquita Brasil is the oldest mosque in Brazil[3][4][2] and one of the oldest mosques in South America.[1]

History

History of Mesquita Brasil dates back to the 1920s. In the aftermath of the World War I, many Muslim immigrants began arriving in São Paulo after fleeing troubles in the Middle East region. In 1927, Palestinian Muslim Charitable Society was formed by some Palestinian immigrants including Darwich Gazal and Hosni Adura. As more immigrants arrived from Syria and Lebanon, they changed the name of the society to Muslim Beneficent Society (SBM) in 1929. The Mesquita Brasil began in 1929 with the formation of the Muslim Beneficent Society (SBM) of São Paulo.[4]

The Muslim Beneficent Society (SBM) first began holding congregation prayers in rented rooms in Av Rangel Pestana and Barão de Duprat in São Paulo. In 1938, they acquired a land and shifted prayers to the Avenue of the State.[4]

In 1940, the society moved permanently to the present premises of the Mesquita Brasil in Av. Do Estado, 5,382, Cambuci, São Paulo and began construction of the first Brazilian mosque. Construction took many years and the mosque was officially inaugurated in 1956.[4]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Mesquita Brasil não quer arrebanhar fiéis, garante entidade ao JM Notícia". jmnoticia.com.br. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 "Brazil's 'oldest' mosque - an historic reminder of the country's diversity". youtube.com. AP Archive. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
  3. 1 2 "Mesquita Brazil". vejasp.abril.com.br. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "Muslims and Brazil". mesquitabrasil.com.br. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
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