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]
| Shahids' Mosque | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Islam |
| Location | |
| Location | Baku, Azerbaijan |
| Architecture | |
| Type | Mosque |
| Style | Ottoman architecture |
| Date established | Beginning of the 1990s |
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
editReferences
edit- ^ Turkish Mosque In Baku Closed For 'Repairs'. Radio Liberty/Radio Free Europe. 28 April 2009.
- ^ 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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