Annur mosque

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The Annur Mosque of Dili

The Annur Mosque ( An'nur Mosque , Masjid Annur , An-nur Mosque , literally Light Mosque ) is the largest mosque in East Timor . It is located in Dili's district of Kampung Alor , the former district of the Arab minority of East Timor . Around 1700 Muslims live in Dili. The imam is Julio Muslim António da Costa (as of 2018).

building

Plaque commemorating the reopening after the 2014 renovation

The two-story building was originally white and was crowned by a copper-colored, spherical dome. Between 2008 and 2013 a minaret was added to each of the two outer sides and the entire mosque was painted in different shades of green. The large complex also has a school and a boarding school for girls.

history

In 1940 the Arab minority began building the first mosque building. The apostolic administrator Jaime Garcia Goulart donated bricks for it and later, like his successors, visited the mosque on Muslim holidays. The current building dates from 1981. The land was donated by Azan bin Umar Al-Katiri .

During the Indonesian Operation Donner in 1999 and the riots in 2006 , the mosque served as a refuge for refugees. They were housed in the school's classrooms.

In December 2002, the mosque was set on fire by demonstrators protesting against Prime Minister Alkatiri , who is of Muslim faith. Dilis Bishop Basílio do Nascimento apologized to the Muslims for this.

During the riots after the parliamentary elections in 2012 , some demonstrators tried to damage the mosque. 16 of them were arrested by the police .

  • Prayer room

  • Inner courtyard of the mosque

  • Inner courtyard of the mosque

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  • School of the mosque

See also

Web links

Commons : Annur Mosque in Dili  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Direcção-Geral de Estatística : Results of the 2015 census , accessed on November 23, 2016.
  2. ↑ Arab News: East Timor's Muslim minority welcomes Ramadan , May 20, 2018 , accessed January 22, 2019.
  3. ↑ a b Reliefweb: Supporting all faiths in Timor-Leste , accessed on May 3, 2013
  4. ↑ a b The National: Mosque hangs on as example of tolerance , June 22, 2008, accessed May 3, 2013
  5. ↑ a b Asiaweek: A home away from home , 8 September 2000, accessed on May 3, 2013
  6. ↑ Melissa Johnston: A 'Muslim'Leader of a' Catholic'Nation? Mari Alkatiri's Arab-Islamic Identity and its (Inter-) National Contestations , 2012.
  7. ^ ETAN, December 31, 2002, CNS: East Timor bishop apologizes for rioting, attack on mosque
  8. ^ The Free Library: Bishop apologizes for riot, attack on mosque. , accessed May 3, 2013
  9. ↑ Guido Goullart (AP): East Timor president calls for security forces to restore order after post-election violence , July 16, 2012 , accessed January 4, 2016.

Coordinates: 8 ° 32 '59.3 "  S , 125 ° 33" 36.8 "  E