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DITIB also selects the imam of the mosque, who usually speaks little German and is a civil servant of the Turkish state. DITIB also operates two other mosques in Munich, in Passing, and Allach. The Schanzenbachstraße Mosque is the biggest of the three mosques in Munich, and is laid out for approximately 130 visitors.
The Islamic Community of Germany (IGD; Islamische Gemeinschaft in Deutschland) is an Islamic organization headquartered in Munich, Germany and that consists of a network of mosques, centers and associations in all major West German cities. The German government says the IGD is the central organization for Muslim Brotherhood followers in Germany.
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This is a list of mosques in Germany by states. According to the Bundestag researchers, Germany is home to "at least 2,350 to 2,750 mosque congregations or associations". The Central Council of Muslims in Germany announced in early October that there are roughly 2,500 mosques.
Name Image Capacity Area (m 2) City Country Year of first building Denomination Masjid al-Haram: 4,000,000 [1]: 356,000 [2]: Mecca Saudi Arabia Pre-622 – Prophet's Mosque
Islam is the largest minority religion in the country, with the Protestant and Roman Catholic confessions being the majority religions. [9] [10] [11] Most Muslims in Germany have roots in Turkey, [12] followed by Arab countries, former Yugoslavia (mostly of Kosovo-Albanian or Bosnian origin), as well as Iranic countries (Afghanistan, Tajkistan, Pakistan, Kurdistan & Iran).
As in the rest of Germany, the Catholic and Protestant churches have experienced a continuous decline in membership. As of 31 December 2017, 31.8% of the city's inhabitants were Catholic, 11.4% Protestant, 0.3% Jewish (see: History of the Jews in Munich), [123] and 3.6% were members of an Orthodox Church (Eastern Orthodox or Oriental Orthodox ...
The first mosque in history could be either the sanctuary built around the Ka'bah in Mecca, known today as Al-Masjid al-Haram ('The Sacred Mosque'), or the Quba Mosque in Medina, the first structure built by Muhammad upon his emigration from Mecca in 622 CE, [11] both located in the Hejaz region in present-day Saudi Arabia. [12]