Noor Mosque
The Noor Mosque (Noor = Light) in Frankfurt-Sachsenhausen is the third purpose-built mosque in Germany. The mosque in Babenhäuser Landstraße is run by the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community (AMJ) and was inaugurated on September, 12th 1959 by Sir Muhammad Zafrulla Khan.
| Nuur-Moschee | |
|---|---|
 Nuur-Moschee | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Islam |
| Location | |
| Location | Sachsenhausen, Frankfurt |
| Geographic coordinates | 50°05′08″N 8°41′47″E |
| Architecture | |
| Type | Mosque |
| Completed | 1959 |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 125 |
| Minaret(s) | 2 |
| Minaret height | around 5-8m |
| Website | |
| http://nuur-moschee.de/ | |
Before the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community in 1985 bought the „Nasir Bagh“ in Groß-Gerau, the annual gathering Jalsa Salana in Germany was celebrated in this mosque.
This mosque is well known for being the one that the heavyweight boxer Muhammad Ali prayed within once.[1]
References
- Ahmadiyya Muslim Mosques Around the World
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