Mosque of Muderis Ali Efendi

The Muderis Ali Efendi Mosque (Albanian: Xhamia e Myderis Ali Efendisë; Turkish: Müderris Ali Efendi Camii), also named Mosque of Ali Hoxha (Albanian: Xhamia e Ali Hoxhës), is a mosque in Prizren, Kosovo. Built between 1543-1581, it is one of the oldest mosques in Kosovo.[1] It is situated on the street "Rr. Papa Gjon Pali"[2] down the hill from the Catholic Cathedral of Prizren, with its triangle shaped space it occupies 877 m 2,[3] it was declared by Prizren Municipality in 1989 as a cultural monument.[4] Its founder, Ali Effendi, who was at that time the Muderis of Prizren is buried in the garden.[5] After the Second World War it was used as a Red Cross center and was heavily damaged because of the improper conduct. In 1963 fire broke out and thus damaged the Mosque even more (according to the city there was a fire in 1975[6]), because of these events it lost its originality of an old monument. It was famous for the 1908 three year boycott of catholic shops in Prizren.

Mosque of Muderis Ali Efendi
Religion
AffiliationIslam
Ecclesiastical or organizational statusopen
Location
LocationPrizren, Kosovo[lower-alpha 1]
Architecture
TypeMosque
Minaret(s)1

1905 boycott

The mosque played a central role during the boycott of the Catholic Albanian shops that started in 1905. During this time Muslim population didn't engage in any economic activity with the above-mentioned shops. The cause of this boycott was the alleged finding of pigs head in this Mosque right before the morning prayer. Because the Mosque is situated near the Catholic Church, people thought that it was a provocation of the Catholic Albanians and in coordination with the Main Imam took decision to boycott the Catholic Enterprises. It has been later speculated proven that this was a provocation which had been organized by the Serbian Rector of the Bogoslovija Orthodox Church School, in order to divide the Albanians who at that time were fighting for the independence from the Ottoman Empire.[7]

See also

Notes
  1. Kosovo is the subject of a territorial dispute between the Republic of Kosovo and the Republic of Serbia. The Republic of Kosovo unilaterally declared independence on 17 February 2008, but Serbia continues to claim it as part of its own sovereign territory. The two governments began to normalise relations in 2013, as part of the 2013 Brussels Agreement. Kosovo is currently recognized as an independent state by 97 out of the 193 United Nations member states. In total, 112 UN member states recognized Kosovo at some point, of which 15 later withdrew their recognition.

References
  1. List of Mosques in Albania.
  2. http://www.inyourpocket.com/kosovo/prizren/Sightseeing/Mosques/Myderiz-Ali-Efendi-Mosque_62370v?all_chapters=1%5B%5D
  3. Catastral Record nr 3297 of the Municipality of Prizren
  4. Decision of Prizren Municipality nr. 411/1989
  5. Historijsko Geografska Analiza urbanih funkcija Prizrena by Dr. Esat Haskuka
  6. http://www.komuna-prizreni.org/?page=1,162
  7. Prizreni i Lashte - Morfologjia e ecurive per ruajtjen e kultures materiale by Muhamed Shukriu

Bibliography
  • Kosovo By Gail Warrander, Verena Knaus
  • Historijsko Geografska Analiza urbanih funkcija Prizrena by Dr. Esat Haskuka
  • Prizreni i Lashte - Morfologjia e ecurive per ruajtjen e kultures materiale by Muhamed Shukriu

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