Haji Javad Mosque () is a mosque located in
Baku
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Azerbaijan in Yasamal District.
History
The previous building of mosque had three inscriptions which state that the building was built in 1305 according to the Muslim calendar. The initiator of mosque building was the merchant Haji Javad. The internal area was wide by , with a height of from the floor to the ceiling and from the floor to the dome. The building also had a place for
Islamic
Islam (; ar, ۘالِإسلَام, , ) is an Abrahamic monotheistic religion centred primarily around the Quran, a religious text considered by Muslims to be the direct word of God (or '' Allah'') as it was revealed to Muhammad, the mai ...
religion school-madrasa.
During the Soviet era the mosque building was converted into a kindergarten and living areas. After the
USSR, the collapsed mosque was repaired and opened for believers.
In April 2017, the demolition of the mosque caused unrest among the locals and sparked protests. Later in the year, per a presidential decree, a mosque of the same name was built on Abbas Mirza Sharifzade Street.
New building
The new building was completed on April 12, 2018. The total area of the mosque is , of which is praying hall. Height was increased up to and minaret's height is . Walls are decorated with ornaments and verses from the
Quran.
See also
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Islam in Azerbaijan
More than 90% of the population of Azerbaijan is Muslim. (Estimates include 96.9% Muslim, 93.4% (Berkley Center, 2012), 99.2% (Pew Research Center, 2009).) The rest of the population adheres to other faiths or are non-religious, although the ...
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List of mosques in Azerbaijan
This is a list of mosques in Azerbaijan.
See also
* List of mosques in Nagorno-Karabakh
* List of mosques in Asia
External links
{{List of mosques
Azerbaijan
Mosques
A mosque (; from ar, مَسْجِد, masjid, ; literally "pla ...
References
Mosques in Baku
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