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]
| Baitul Awal Mosque | |
|---|---|
Xhamia Bejtyl Evel | |
 The mosque, in 2009 | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Ahmadiyya |
| Mosque | |
| Status | Active |
| Location | |
| Location | Tirana, Tirana County, Central Albania |
| Country | Albania |
  Location of the mosque in Albania | |
 Interactive map of Baitul Awal Mosque | |
| Administration | Ahmadiyya Muslim Community |
| Coordinates | 41°20′41″N 19°45′51″E / 41.3448°N 19.7642°E |
| Architecture | |
| Type | Islamic architecture |
| Completed | 1995 |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 2,500 worshipers |
| Minaret | 2 |
| Website | |
| ahmadiyya-islam | |
Overview
editThe 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
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References
edit- ↑ "Home". Xhemati Musliman Ahmedia (in Albanian). Retrieved May 19, 2017.[self-published source?]
- ↑ "Baitul Awal - Tirana Albania". ahmadiyyamosque.blogspot.bg. Retrieved May 19, 2017.
- ↑ "IslamAhmadiyya - Ahmadiyya Muslim Community - Al Islam Online - Official Website". www.alislam.org. Retrieved May 19, 2017.
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