Shahids' Mosque
Religion
AffiliationIslam
Location
LocationBaku, Azerbaijan
Architecture
TypeMosque
StyleOttoman architecture
Date establishedBeginning of the 1990s

The Mosque of the Martyrs (Azerbaijani: Şəhidlər məscidi), also popularly known as the Turkish Mosque,[1] is a mosque in Baku, Azerbaijan, near the Martyrs' Lane. The mosque was built in the beginning of the 1990s with assistance of the Turkish government.[2] The mosque currently is used as an official residence of religious attaché of the Turkish embassy.[2] The mosque has been under construction since 2009.[2]

The 154th ayah from Al-Baqara chapter of Quran is written on the façade of the mosque in Arabic and Turkish:

"Do not say "Dead!" about those, who died for the sake of Allah. No, they are alive! But you do not feel."

See also

References

  1. ^ Turkish Mosque In Baku Closed For 'Repairs'. Radio Liberty/Radio Free Europe. 28 April 2009.
  2. ^ a b c Bayram Balci; Altay Goyushov [in Azerbaijani] (2012). "Azerbaijan". In Jørgen Nielsen; Samim Akgönül; Ahmet Alibašic; Egdunas Racius (eds.). Yearbook of Muslims in Europe. Vol. 4. BRILL. ISBN 9789004225213.
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