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Basharat Mosque

Pedro Abad, Spain · built 1982

The Basharat Mosque (Spanish: Mezquita Basharat, lit.'Good News Mosque'; Urdu: ), also known as Masjid Basharat, is a mosque in Pedro Abad, Córdoba, Spain. It is the first purpose-built mosque in Spain after centuries of Christian rule.

The foundation stone was laid on October 9, 1980 by Mirza Nasir Ahmad, the Caliphate of worldwide Ahmadiyya Muslim Community. It was inaugurated on 10 September 1982 by the fourth head of Ahmadiyya Community, Mirza Tahir Ahmad. The mosque is the centre of Ahmadiyya-Movement in Spain.

Jalsa Salana, the annual gathering of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community in Spain, is celebrated in Pedro Abad.

The mosque was designed after reminiscences of the White Minaret and Noor Mosque in Qadian.

Official website "Ahmadiat en Espan" [Ahmadiyya Muslim Community in Spain]. alislam.org (in European Spanish). Archived from the original on June 3, 2008. "Jalsa Salana in Spain". alislam.org. Archived from the original (with an image of the mosque) on June 7, 2007. "Biography of Mirza Tahir Ahmad". tahirfoundation.org. Archived from the original on July 30, 2008. "Basharat Mosque, Pedro Abad". panoramio.com. Archived from the original (photo) on October 5, 2018. "Mezquita Basharat". panoramio.com. Archived from the original (photo) on October 5, 2018.

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