Mariam Al-Batool Mosque
Also known as: Mariam Al-Batool Mosque
mosque in Paola, Malta
Key facts
- Built
- 1982
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Overview
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Mariam Al-Batool Mosque stands in Paola, Malta. Its Arabic name means "the Virgin Mary Mosque", and it is also called the Paola Mosque or the Corradino Mosque. Although Malta has several other Muslim places of worship, this is the only officially recognised building in the country designed as a mosque. For that reason Maltese speakers commonly call it simply il-Moskea, "the Mosque". The building was intended to serve Malta's Muslims, who at the time were mainly economic migrants from Libya, and to promote Sunni Islam within Maltese society. Proposals have been made for further mosques in the country.
History
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The foundation stone was laid in 1978 by the Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi. The mosque opened its doors to the public in 1982 and was officially inaugurated in 1984.
From Wikipedia
Mariam Al-Batool Mosque (Arabic: مسجد مريم البتول, lit. "The Virgin Mary Mosque", also known as Paola Mosque or Corradino Mosque) is a mosque located in Paola, Malta. The first stone of the mosque was laid by Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi in 1978 and its doors were open to the public in 1982, and officiated in 1984. The initial scope of the building was to serve the Muslims in Malta, at the time mainly economic migrants from Libya, and to promote Sunni Islam among the Maltese society.
Even though there are a number of other Muslim places of worship in Malta, the Mariam Al-Batool Mosque is the only officially recognized and mosque-designed structure in the country, so it is colloquially referred to in Maltese as simply il-Moskea (lit. "the Mosque"). The building of others have been proposed.
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Wikipedia (ar): https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%AC%D8%AF_%D9%85%D8%B1%D9%8A%D9%85_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A8%D8%AA%D9%88%D9%84
Wikipedia (en): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mariam_Al-Batool_Mosque
Wikipedia (id): https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masjid_Mariam_Al-Batool
Wikipedia (tr): https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meryem_el-Bet%C3%BCl_Camii
Wikipedia (ur): https://ur.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%AC%D8%AF_%D9%85%D8%B1%DB%8C%D9%85_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A8%D8%AA%D9%88%D9%84