Nusrat Djahan Mosque

Nusrat Djahan Mosque
Nusrat Djahan Moske
Religion
Affiliation	Ahmadiyya Islam
Ecclesiastical or organisational status	Mosque
Status	Active
Location
Location	Hvidovre, near Copenhagen
Country	Denmark
Location of the mosque on the outskirts of Copenhagen
Geographic coordinates	55°39′3.53″N12°28′44.26″E / 55.6509806°N 12.4789611°E / 55.6509806; 12.4789611
Architecture
Architect	John Zachariassen
Type	Mosque
Groundbreaking	6 May 1966
Completed	1967
Specifications
Capacity	120 worshipers
Dome	1

The Nusrat Djahan Mosque (Danish : Nusrat Djahan Moske) is an Ahmadiyya mosque located in Hvidovre, on the outskirts of Copenhagen, Denmark. Completed in 1967, it was the first mosque in Denmark. The mosque was financed solely by the female members of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community. The capacity of the mosque is 120 worshipers. ^[1]

The mosque is named after Nusrat Jahan Begum, the second wife of Mirza Ghulam Ahmad, the Promised Messiah and Mahdi. ^[2]

History

The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community and its efforts began in early 1950s. At that time, an Ahmadi Muslim Missionary, Kamal Yousuf was appointed by the Ahmadiyya movement to begin in Denmark. He first toured Denmark in 1956.

In 1967, the Community published the first translation of the Quran in Danish. The main translator was Abdus Salam Madsen himself, whose publication was the sole translation available to the Danish public for over four decades. Until the late 1980s, Madsen was seen as the leading public figure of Islam in Denmark. ^[1]

In 1966, approximately five days prior to construction commencing, the Hvidovre Municipality revoked permission to construct the mosque. The third caliph of the Community, Mirza Nasir Ahmad, was due to arrive in the region, to lay its foundation stone. The mosque's architect, John Zachariassen, reported the situation to the then Prime Minister of Denmark, Jens Otto Krag. Krag gave a notice to ignore the municipal decision and to continue with the construction work. The foundation stone was laid on May 6, 1966, and the mosque, the construction of which gained widespread media attention, was inaugurated a year later by the caliph on July 21, 1967. The opening ceremony was attended by representatives of the Danish government. ^[3]

See also

• Denmark portal
• Islam portal

• Islam in Denmark
• List of mosques in Denmark

References

1. "KORT OM DANMARKS ÆLDSTE MOSKÉ". Islam Ahmadiyya (in Danish). April 27, 2017. Retrieved July 3, 2020.
2. "IslamAhmadiyya - Ahmadiyya Muslim Community - Al Islam Online - Official Website". www.alislam.org. Retrieved May 19, 2017.
3. Handbook of Nordic New Religions. BRILL. July 3, 2015. ISBN   9789004292468.

External links

Media related to Nusrat Djahan Mosque at Wikimedia Commons