Al Ahmad Mosque

Al Ahmad Mosque
Al Ahmad Mosque
Mezquita Al Ahmad
Religion
Affiliation	Islam
Branch/tradition	Sunni
Governing body	Islamic Center of Argentina (CIRA)
Location
Location	Buenos Aires, Argentina
Country	Argentina
Architecture
Type	mosque
Creator	Ahmed and Elia Ham
Date established	1985
Minaret(s)	1

The Al Ahmad Mosque (Spanish: Mezquita Al Ahmad) is an Islamic place of worship in Buenos Aires, Argentina, opened in 1986.^[1] It is the second oldest mosque in Buenos Aires but it is the oldest building with Islamic architecture in Argentina and it was designed by Ahmed and Elia Ham.^[2]

It is located on Alberti St. 1541, San Cristobal neighbourhood.^[3] It has a minaret from which the muezzin issues the call for the five daily prays, the dome over the prayer hall also highlights. The Mosque is part of the Islamic Center of Argentina. The Al Ahmad Mosque attends a large number of Muslims on Fridays at noon for Friday Prayers (Jummah), the most important Muslim prayer of the week and hear the sermon delivered by the Imam (Prayer Leader).

The nearby Inclán - Mezquita Al Ahmad station of Line H of the Buenos Aires Underground was partially named after the mosque.^[4]

References

^ Muhajirin (3 June 2023). "Fakta Menarik Argentina, Punya Masjid Terbesar di Amerika Latin" [Interesting Facts about Argentina, Has the Largest Mosque in Latin America]. Langit7 (in Indonesian). Retrieved 20 October 2024.
^ "Mezquita Al Ahmad" (in Spanish). Agenda Cultural. Retrieved 17 November 2015.
^ "Mezquita Al-Ahmad" (in Spanish). Salatomatic. Retrieved 17 November 2015.
^ "Proponen llamar "Inclán-Mezquita al Ahmad" a una estación de la línea H de subte". La Nación (in Spanish). 24 August 2016. Retrieved 10 August 2021.