Back مسجد محمود (زيورخ) Arabic মাহমুদ মসজিদ, জুরিখ Bengali/Bangla Mahmud-Moschee (Zürich) German Mahmud-Moschee French Мечеть Махмуда в Цюрихе Russian Umusigiti wa Mahmood mu Busuwisi Kinyarwanda Мечеть Махмуда у Цюриху Ukrainian
| Mahmood Mosque | |
|---|---|
Mahmud Moschee | |
 | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Ahmadiyya |
| Location | |
| Location | Zurich, Switzerland |
  Shown within Canton of Zürich | |
| Geographic coordinates | 47°21′18.5″N 8°34′29.8″E / 47.355139°N 8.574944°E |
| Architecture | |
| Type | Mosque |
| Completed | 1963 |
| Specifications | |
| Minaret(s) | 1 |
| Minaret height | 18 m |
The Mahmood Mosque, (German: Mahmud Moschee) situated in Forchstrasse, Zurich, is the first purpose-built mosque in Switzerland. It is owned and run by the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community. The mosque has a minaret, the new construction of which is now banned in Switzerland by popular vote.[1]
The foundation stone was laid with a stone from the wall of the Mubarak Mosque, India by Amatul Hafeez Begum, daughter of the founder of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, Mirza Ghulam Ahmad on August 25, 1962. It was a sign of the emancipation of Muslim women, both then and now. The mosque was inaugurated on June 22, 1963, by the then President of the 17th session of the United Nations General Assembly, Sir Muhammad Zafarullah Khan, in the presence of the Mayor of Zurich, Dr. Emil Landolt. The mission in Switzerland was led by Mushtaq Ahmad Bajwa from June 1962 until January 1975.[2]
- ^ http://www.mohavedailynews.com/articles/2009/11/30/news/nation/nation4.txt [dead link]
- ^ "Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat Schweiz - Mahmud Moschee". www.ahmadiyya.ch. Retrieved 2020-07-03.