Baitul Awal Mosque

Baitul Awal Mosque
Xhamia Bejtyl Evel
The mosque, in 2009
Religion
Affiliation	Ahmadiyya
Ecclesiastical or organizational status	Mosque
Status	Active
Location
Location	Tirana, Tirana County, Central Albania
Country	Albania
Location of the mosque in Albania
Administration	Ahmadiyya Muslim Community
Geographic coordinates	41°20′41″N19°45′51″E / 41.3448°N 19.7642°E / 41.3448; 19.7642
Architecture
Type	Islamic architecture
Completed	1995
Specifications
Capacity	2,500 worshipers
Minaret(s)	2
Website
ahmadiyya-islam.org/al/

The Baitul Awal Mosque (Albanian : Xhamia Bejtyl-Evel), also spelled as the Bejtul-Evel Mosque, is an Ahmadiyya mosque, located in Tirana, Tirana County, in Central Albania. ^[1] With a capacity of 2,500 worshippers, it is one of the largest mosques in the country. ^[2]

Overview

The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community in Albania was established in 1934. ^[3] The mosque was financed by the members of Ahmadiyya Muslim Community and was inaugurated in 1995 by Mirza Tahir Ahmad, the fourth head of worldwide Ahmadiyya Muslim Community. The mosque was the first Ahmadiyya mosque built in Albania. The mosque has two white minarets.

Adjacent to the mosque is the ‘Darul Falah’ mission house.

See also

• Europe portal
• Islam portal

• Islam in Albania
• List of mosques in Albania
• List of Ahmadiyya mosques

References

1. "Home". Xhemati Musliman Ahmedia (in Albanian). Retrieved May 19, 2017.^{[ self-published source? ]}
2. "Baitul Awal - Tirana Albania". ahmadiyyamosque.blogspot.bg. Retrieved May 19, 2017.
3. "IslamAhmadiyya - Ahmadiyya Muslim Community - Al Islam Online - Official Website". www.alislam.org. Retrieved May 19, 2017.