Al-Quds Mosque Hamburg
| Al Quds Masjid Hamburg | |
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| Basic information | |
| Location | St. Georg, Hamburg, Hamburg Germany |
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| Affiliation | Islam |
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| Architectural type | Mosque |
| Architectural style | backyard |
| Completed | 1993 |
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Al-Quds Mosque Hamburg (Arabic: مسجد القدس, meaning "Jerusalem", or Masjid Taiba مسجد طيبة) was a mosque in Hamburg, Germany that preached Sunni Islam.
History
The mosque opened in 1993, and was run by the Taiba German-Arab Cultural Association.[1] It occupied a three-story building near the Hamburg Hauptbahnhof rail station in a red-light district, in the St. Georg section of Hamburg.[2]
Unlike many other mosques in Hamburg which cater to Persians and the Turkish population, al-Quds served Hamburg's smaller Arab population.[3] Under leadership of Iman Mohammed al Fizazi (fr), the mosque preached a version of Sunni Islam.[2] Other leaders at the mosque have included Sheik Azid al Kirani.[2]
The prayer room for men is carpeted, located on the first floor, and can accommodate up to 400.[2] On Fridays, the mosque usually had around 250 in attendance.[4]
2010 shut down
The mosque was shut down by German security officials in August 2010 amid suspicion that the mosque was again being used as a meeting place for Islamic extremists involved in the 2010 European terror plot.[5] [6][7] German authorities discovered that 10 members of the mosque had traveled to the border region of Pakistan and Afghanistan, and Shahab D., an Iranian at the mosque, had joined the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan.[4]
See also
References
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- ↑ "9/11 Mosque Continued To Produce Jihadis; German-Speaking Militants Came From Same Hamburg Mosque As 9/11 Hijackers," RICHARD ESPOSITO, RHONDA SCHWARTZ, MATTHEW COLE and ANNA SCHECTER, Sept. 29, 2010, ABC News.
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External links
News related to German mosque used by September 11 militants closed at Wikinews
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