Baitus Sami Mosque (Hanover) Explained

Building Name:	Baitus Sami in Hanover
Location:	Hanover, Lower Saxony, Germany
Religious Affiliation:	Ahmadiyya
Architecture Type:	Mosque
Dome Quantity:	1
Minaret Quantity:	1

The Baitus Sami mosque (literally, 'house of the hearer') is located in the German city of Hanover.^[1] It has both a dome and minaret, although the minaret is too slender to be climbed.^[2] Built by an Ahmadiyya community, the mosque comprises approximately, with space for worshippers. Situated at a street in an industrial area outside a nearby residential area, it was inaugurated in August 2008^[3] by the Caliph of the community, Mirza Masroor Ahmad. The construction of the mosque was opposed by many local people, with sometimes violent protests.^[4]

See also

• Islam in Germany
• List of mosques in Europe

Notes and References

1. News: Tag der Einheit ist auch Tag der offenen Moschee . Timo . Gilgen . 2018-10-01 . Neue Presse . de . 2022-11-27.
2. Web site: Mit Besen und Laufschuhen im Einsatz für die Stadt: Die Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat . 2021-06-03 . Haus der Religionen . de . 2022-11-27 . Der strahlend weiße Bau wird überragt von einem 16 Meter hohen Minarett, das allerdings so zierlich gebaut ist, dass niemand hinaufsteigen kann, um zum Gebet zu rufen..
3. News: Türen und Fensterscheiben der Sami-Moschee zertrümmert . Tobias . Morchner . 2009-01-01 . Hannoversche Allgemeine . de . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160817123920/http://www.haz.de/Hannover/Aus-der-Stadt/Uebersicht/Tueren-und-Fensterscheiben-der-Sami-Moschee-zertruemmert . 2016-08-17 . 2022-11-28.
4. News: Edgar S. . Hasse . Angst vor Minarett: Bürgerprotest gegen Moschee . Die Welt . de . 2004-09-14 . 2022-11-27.