Imam Ali Mosque Hamburg
History
The idea of establishing the Islamic center began after a number of Iranians residing in Hamburg met at the Atlantic Hotel in 1953 AD, and they discussed the necessity of establishing a special religious center in Hamburg for Muslims to meet there. They decided to approach the references in Iran. They sent a letter to Ayatollah Seyyed Hossein al-Boroujerdi on June 22, 1953, asking him to establish a mosque for Muslims there. The master agreed to it and allocated a sufficient amount to build the mosque, and Sheikh Muhammad Taqi sent investigators as his representative to deal with all the affairs entrusted to him. The construction of the mosque began in 1960 AD and was completed in 1965 AD, then Ayatollah Muhammad Beheshti was appointed to head the center.
Urban and Architectural
The area of the center consists of 4000 square meters, and it consists of three sections: the Markaz Mosque named after the Imam Ali Mosque, the Islamic Center and the Islamic Academy. As for the mosque, it can accommodate more than a thousand worshipers, where group prayers and acts of worship are performed, and sessions for teaching Islamic sciences and morals are held there. As for his building, it is in the form of a circular building, topped by a large dome covered with copper plates painted green. It has two towering minarets on either side of the dome, rising 18 meters high. They are covered with brown ceramic pieces. The interior walls are covered with blue kashi with inscriptions and writing Qur’anic verses in Naskh script with their translation. In German, the mosque has a mihrab that was made and prepared in the city of Mashhad in Iran over a period of four years. It has a gate decorated with Islamic drawings. The mosque is distinguished by its oriental character among the western buildings around it.
Description
In the Islamic Center, Islamic activities are held in various educational and cultural fields. It works on printing and publishing Islamic books translated into German and Bosnian. It has a large library that includes many important books and in several foreign languages. In the academy, Islamic sciences and humanities are taught, and Al-Fajr magazine is published, which is a religious magazine.
References
https://en.abna24.com/service/europe/archive/2015/09/27/712549/story.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_Centre_Hamburg
Details
Location
Schöne Aussicht 36, 22085 Hamburg, Germany
Worshippers
2000
Owners
director Hojjatulislam Mohammad Hadi Mofatteh (August 2018–Present)
Architect Name
Year of Build
1965
Area
4000m2
Drawings
Map
History
The idea of establishing the Islamic center began after a number of Iranians residing in Hamburg met at the Atlantic Hotel in 1953 AD, and they discussed the necessity of establishing a special religious center in Hamburg for Muslims to meet there. They decided to approach the references in Iran. They sent a letter to Ayatollah Seyyed Hossein al-Boroujerdi on June 22, 1953, asking him to establish a mosque for Muslims there. The master agreed to it and allocated a sufficient amount to build the mosque, and Sheikh Muhammad Taqi sent investigators as his representative to deal with all the affairs entrusted to him. The construction of the mosque began in 1960 AD and was completed in 1965 AD, then Ayatollah Muhammad Beheshti was appointed to head the center.
Urban and Architectural
The area of the center consists of 4000 square meters, and it consists of three sections: the Markaz Mosque named after the Imam Ali Mosque, the Islamic Center and the Islamic Academy. As for the mosque, it can accommodate more than a thousand worshipers, where group prayers and acts of worship are performed, and sessions for teaching Islamic sciences and morals are held there. As for his building, it is in the form of a circular building, topped by a large dome covered with copper plates painted green. It has two towering minarets on either side of the dome, rising 18 meters high. They are covered with brown ceramic pieces. The interior walls are covered with blue kashi with inscriptions and writing Qur’anic verses in Naskh script with their translation. In German, the mosque has a mihrab that was made and prepared in the city of Mashhad in Iran over a period of four years. It has a gate decorated with Islamic drawings. The mosque is distinguished by its oriental character among the western buildings around it.
Description
In the Islamic Center, Islamic activities are held in various educational and cultural fields. It works on printing and publishing Islamic books translated into German and Bosnian. It has a large library that includes many important books and in several foreign languages. In the academy, Islamic sciences and humanities are taught, and Al-Fajr magazine is published, which is a religious magazine.