The Al Ahmad Mosque ( es, Mezquita Al Ahmad) is an Islamic place of worship in
Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires ( or ; ), officially the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires ( es, link=no, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires), is the capital and primate city of Argentina. The city is located on the western shore of the Río de la Plata, on South ...
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Argentina
Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link=no, República Argentina), is a country in the southern half of South America. Argentina covers an area of , making it the second-largest country in South America after Brazil, th ...
, opened in 1985. It is the second oldest mosque in Buenos Aires but it is the oldest building with Islamic architecture in Argentina and it was designed by Ahmed and Elia Ham.
It is located on Alberti St. 1541,
San Cristobal neighbourhood. It has a minaret from which the muezzin issues the call for the five daily prays, the dome over the prayer hall also highlights. The Mosque is part of the Islamic Center of Argentina. The Al Ahmad Mosque attends a large number of Muslims on Fridays at noon for
Friday Prayers (Jummah), the most important Muslim prayer of the week and hear the sermon delivered by the
Imam
Imam (; ar, إمام '; plural: ') is an Islamic leadership position. For Sunni Muslims, Imam is most commonly used as the title of a worship leader of a mosque. In this context, imams may lead Islamic worship services, lead prayers, ser ...
(Prayer Leader).
The nearby
Inclán - Mezquita Al Ahmad station of
Line H
Line H is a line of the Buenos Aires Underground. The first phase, between Plaza Once and Caseros, which opened on 18 October 2007, currently stretches over 8.8 km between Hospitales and Facultad de Derecho stations. It is the first entirely ...
of the
Buenos Aires Underground was partially named after the mosque.
See also
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Islam in Argentina
Argentina is a predominantly Christian country, with Islam being a minority religion. Due to secular nature of the Constitution of Argentina, Argentine constitution, Muslims are free to proselytize and build places of worship in the country.
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List of mosques in Argentina
This is a list of mosques in Argentina. It lists mosques (Arabic: Masjid, Spanish language, Spanish: Mezquita) and Islamic centres in Argentina, South America. It lists some but by no means all of the mosques in Argentina.
There are more than 10 ...
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List of mosques in the Americas
This is a list of notable mosques and Islamic centres in the Americas, meaning individual buildings and congregations and administration, including notable current and former examples. This list is sorted alphabetically by country and building na ...
References
External links
Official website
1985 establishments in Argentina
Mosques completed in 1985
Mosques in Argentina
Religious buildings and structures in Buenos Aires
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