Wikipedia's first sentence called it “first purpose-built mosque in switzerland owned and run by the ahmadiyya muslim community”. Today it says “first purpose-built mosque in switzerland”.
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Mahmood Mosque , ( German : Mahmud Moschee ) situated in Forchstrasse, Zurich , is the first purpose-built mosque in Switzerland . It is owned and run by the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community . The mosque has a minaret , the new construction of which is now banned in Switzerland by popular vote. The foundation stone was laid with a stone from the wall of the Mubarak Mosque , India by Amatul Hafeez Begum, daughter of the founder of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community , Mirza Ghulam Ahmad on August 25, 1962. It was a sign of the emancipation of Muslim women, both then and now. The mosque was inaugurated on June 22, 1963, by the then President of the 17th session of the United Nations General Assembly , Sir Muhammad Zafarullah Khan , in the presence of the Mayor of Zurich, Dr.
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The opening as it stood in 2010
The Mahmood Mosque situated in Forchstrasse, Zürich is the first purpose-built mosque in Switzerland owned and run by the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community . It has a minaret , the new construction of which is now banned in Switzerland by popular vote . The foundation stone was laid on 25th August 1962 by Amatul Hafiz Begum , daughter of he founder of Ahmadiyya -Movement, Mirza Ghulam Ahmad . The mosque was inaugurated in June 1963 in presence of Sir Muhammad Zafrulla Khan and City-President of Zürich, Emil Landolt.
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The opening as it stood in 2015
The Mahmood Mosque , ( ) situated in Forchstrasse, Zurich , is the first purpose-built mosque in Switzerland .It is owned and run by the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community . The mosque has a minaret , the new construction of which is now banned in Switzerland by popular vote. The foundation stone was laid on 25 August 1962 by Amatul Hafiz Begum , daughter of the founder of the Ahmadiyya movement, Mirza Ghulam Ahmad . The mosque was inaugurated in June 1963 in presence of Sir Muhammad Zafrulla Khan and City-President of Zurich, Emil Landolt.
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Mosque in Zurich, Switzerland The Mahmood Mosque , ( ) situated in Forchstrasse, Zurich , is the first purpose-built mosque in Switzerland . It is owned and run by the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community . The mosque has a minaret , the new construction of which is now banned in Switzerland by popular vote. The foundation stone was laid with a stone from the wall of the Mubarak Mosque , India by Amatul Hafeez Begum, daughter of the founder of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community , Mirza Ghulam Ahmad on August 25, 1962.It was a sign of the emancipation of Muslim women, both then and now.The mosque was inaugurated on June 22, 1963, by the then President of the 17th session of the United Nations General Assembly , Sir Muhammad Zafarullah Khan , in the presence of the Mayor of Zurich, Dr.
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first purpose-built mosque in switzerland owned and run by the ahmadiyya muslim community
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first purpose-built mosque in switzerland
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