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The Grand Mosque of Paris (French: Grande Mosquée de Paris, pronounced [ɡʁɑ̃d mɔske də paʁi]; Arabic: مسجد باريس الكبير), also known as the Great Mosque of Paris or simply the Paris Mosque, located in the 5th arrondissement of Paris, is one of the largest mosques in France. It comprises prayer rooms, an outdoor garden, a ...
The Great Mosque of Paris was built in the 5th arrondissement, completed in 1926. At the opening of the Great Mosque, Benghabrit in his speeches in both French and Arabic praised the "eternal union" of France and Islam. [13] The Muslim Institute of the Paris Mosque was opened in Paris to aid all Muslims living in or visiting the area. It ...
The Grand Mosque of Paris (1926) is the oldest mosque in France.. The Grand Mosque of Paris, the oldest mosque in Paris, was dedicated in 1926.It was funded by the French government and built to honour the 38,000 soldiers from Algeria, Tunisia and Morocco who died fighting for France in the First World War.
The Grand Mosque of Paris is one the largest and the oldest mosques in France. [55] During the German occupation of France, the mosque became a place of shelter for members of the French Resistance and Jews escaping Nazi persecution. [56]
The Tsingoni Mosque in the overseas department of Mayotte was built in 1538. [3] The Mosque of the Bois de Vincennes was built in 1916 for temporary use during World War I, and disaffected in 1919. The Grand Mosque of Paris opened in 1926 retains iconic status and is one of the largest standing mosques in France.
In the early 1930s, he was appointed imam of the Grand Mosque of Paris, a position he held on a voluntary basis. [1] [3] At the same time, he was listed in the records of the North African Affairs Service of the Paris Prefecture, which was responsible for spying and monitoring the activities of North Africans in mainland France. [4]
A grand mosque, or congregational mosque, Friday mosque, great mosque or jama masjid, is a type of mosque which is the main mosque of a certain area that hosts the special Friday noon prayers known as jumu'ah.
The Grand Mosque of Paris was one of the more unusual buildings constructed during the period. Intended to honor the Muslim soldiers from the French colonies who died for France during the war, it was designed by the architect Maurice Tranchant de Lunel , and built and decorated with the assistance of craftsmen from North Africa.