Al-Quds Mosque Hamburg
Also known as: Al-Quds Mosque Hamburg
former mosque in Germany
Key facts
- Built
- 1993
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Overview
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The Al-Quds Mosque was a mosque on Steindamm in Hamburg's St. Georg district, close to the central railway station. It opened in 1993 and was also known as Masjid Taiba. The Arabic al-Quds means "the Holy (City)", a reference to Jerusalem, and the name is often rendered as Jerusalem Mosque. The mosque was closed in 2010 and no longer operates as a place of worship, so it is listed here as a historical record.
History
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The mosque opened in 1993 at Steindamm 103.
After the attacks of 11 September 2001 it became internationally known as a meeting place of several of the perpetrators.
In August 2010 the Hamburg security authorities closed the mosque after renewed jihadist activity came to light.
From Wikipedia
The al-Quds Mosque (Arabic: مسجد القدس, romanized: Masjid al-Quds, lit. 'The Jerusalem Mosque'; German: al-Quds-Moschee) was a Sunni Islam mosque, located in Hamburg, Germany. The mosque was opened in 1993 and operated until 2010 when it was shut down by German security officials.
The mosque was known for preaching a radical form of Sunni Islam. The al-Quds Mosque was attended by some of the September 11 attackers including Mohamed Atta, Marwan al-Shehhi, Ramzi bin al-Shibh, and Ziad Jarrah who formed the Hamburg cell.
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Sources
Wikipedia (ar): https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%AC%D8%AF_%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%82%D8%AF%D8%B3_%D9%81%D9%8A_%D8%A3%D9%84%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%8A%D8%A7
Wikipedia (de): https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Quds-Moschee_Hamburg
Wikipedia (en): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Quds_Mosque
Wikipedia (id): https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masjid_Al-Quds
Wikipedia (tr): https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/El-Kud%C3%BCs_Camii