Location Zurich
Switzerland Completed 1963 Opened June 1963 Architectural type Mosque | Website www.ahmadiyya.ch/ Minaret height 18 m Phone +41 44 381 55 70 Number of minarets 1 | |
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Affiliation Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Address Forchstrasse 323, 8008 Zürich, Switzerland Similar Noor Mosque, Baitul Huda Mosque, Mahmood Mosque - Haifa, Baitul Jame Mosque, Basharat Mosque Profiles | ||
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.
The foundation stone was laid on 25 August 1962 by Amatul Hafiz Begum, daughter of the founder of the Ahmadiyya movement, Mirza Ghulam Ahmad. The mosque was inaugurated in June 1963 in presence of Sir Muhammad Zafrulla Khan and City-President of Zurich, Emil Landolt.
The mission in Switzerland was led by Mushtaq Ahmad Bajwa from June 1962 until January 1975.
References
Mahmood Mosque, Zürich Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA