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Mahmood Mosque (Kababir)
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The Mahmood Mosque in Kababir
near Haifa
was built by Ahmadiyya Muslim Community
in the late 1970s.
on Mount Carmel
was built in 1931, and a larger grand mosque in the 1970s. The grand mosque has two white minaret
es standing 35 metres tall, which dominate the low-rise skyline of the residential neighbourhoods on the ridges nearby.
The mosque has been subsidized entirely by the members of the local Ahmadiyya Muslim Community.
settled in Kababir from Ni'lin
near Jerusalem.
Abdul Qadir Odeh, was the first Palestinian to embrace Ahmadiyyat in Israel. The first Ahmadiyya Missionary from India in Israel was Jalaluddin Shams.
s and Jews on Mount Carmel
in Haifa
.
Established in 1928, 99% of the residents of this town belong to the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community.
Kababir
Kababir is a mixed neighbourhood of Jews and Ahmadi Muslim Arabs in Haifa.The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community was founded in the 19th century, originating in India and settled in Kababir from Ni'lin near Jerusalem.- Mahmood mosque :...
near Haifa
Haifa
Haifa is the largest city in northern Israel, and the third-largest city in the country, with a population of over 268,000. Another 300,000 people live in towns directly adjacent to the city including the cities of the Krayot, as well as, Tirat Carmel, Daliyat al-Karmel and Nesher...
was built by Ahmadiyya Muslim Community
Ahmadiyya Muslim Community
The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community is the larger of two communities that arose from the Ahmadiyya movement founded in 1889 in India by Mirza Ghulam Ahmad of Qadian . The original movement split into two factions soon after the death of the founder...
in the late 1970s.
The Mosque
The neighbourhood's first mosqueMosque
A mosque is a place of worship for followers of Islam. The word is likely to have entered the English language through French , from Portuguese , from Spanish , and from Berber , ultimately originating in — . The Arabic word masjid literally means a place of prostration...
on Mount Carmel
Mount Carmel
Mount Carmel ; , Kármēlos; , Kurmul or جبل مار إلياس Jabal Mar Elyas 'Mount Saint Elias') is a coastal mountain range in northern Israel stretching from the Mediterranean Sea towards the southeast. Archaeologists have discovered ancient wine and oil presses at various locations on Mt. Carmel...
was built in 1931, and a larger grand mosque in the 1970s. The grand mosque has two white minaret
Minaret
A minaret مناره , sometimes مئذنه) is a distinctive architectural feature of Islamic mosques, generally a tall spire with an onion-shaped or conical crown, usually either free standing or taller than any associated support structure. The basic form of a minaret includes a base, shaft, and gallery....
es standing 35 metres tall, which dominate the low-rise skyline of the residential neighbourhoods on the ridges nearby.
The mosque has been subsidized entirely by the members of the local Ahmadiyya Muslim Community.
The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community in Israel
The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community in IsraelIsrael
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
settled in Kababir from Ni'lin
Ni'lin
Ni'lin is a Palestinian town in the Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate in the central West Bank, located west of Ramallah. Ni'lin is about east of the 1949 Armistice Line bordered by Deir Qaddis, the Israeli settlements of Nili and Na'ale to the northeast, the village of al-Midya and Modi'in...
near Jerusalem.
Abdul Qadir Odeh, was the first Palestinian to embrace Ahmadiyyat in Israel. The first Ahmadiyya Missionary from India in Israel was Jalaluddin Shams.
The Neigbourhood on Mount Carmel
Kababir is a mixed neighbourhood of Ahmadi ArabArab
Arab people, also known as Arabs , are a panethnicity primarily living in the Arab world, which is located in Western Asia and North Africa. They are identified as such on one or more of genealogical, linguistic, or cultural grounds, with tribal affiliations, and intra-tribal relationships playing...
s and Jews on Mount Carmel
Mount Carmel
Mount Carmel ; , Kármēlos; , Kurmul or جبل مار إلياس Jabal Mar Elyas 'Mount Saint Elias') is a coastal mountain range in northern Israel stretching from the Mediterranean Sea towards the southeast. Archaeologists have discovered ancient wine and oil presses at various locations on Mt. Carmel...
in Haifa
Haifa
Haifa is the largest city in northern Israel, and the third-largest city in the country, with a population of over 268,000. Another 300,000 people live in towns directly adjacent to the city including the cities of the Krayot, as well as, Tirat Carmel, Daliyat al-Karmel and Nesher...
.
Established in 1928, 99% of the residents of this town belong to the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community.
External links
- islamahmadiyya.net: Ahmadiyya Muslim Community
- haifafoundation.com: Historic Sites: Kababir
- panoramio.com: Mahmood Mosque, Kababir