Mosque Keizerstraat

The Ahmadiyya Anjuman Isha’at Islam Mosque Keizerstraat is the headquarters of the Lahore Ahmadiyya Movement in Paramaribo in Suriname, the Surinaamse Islamitische Vereniging.^[1] The mosque is located in the Keizerstraat, adjacent to the Neveh Shalom Synagogue.^[2]

Keizerstraat Mosque
Moskee Keizerstraat
Religion
Affiliation	Islam
Branch/tradition	Lahore Ahmadiyya Movement
Location
Location	Paramaribo, Suriname
Geographic coordinates	5.828556°N 55.159861°W / 5.828556; -55.159861
Architecture
Type	mosque
Date established	1932
Completed	1984

Mosque Keizerstraat and the adjacent Neveh Shalom Synagogue

History

The Muslim community of Paramaribo was established in 1929. Its first mosque, a wooden rectangular building with minarets, was completed in 1932.^[3] In 1979 boxing legend Muhammad Ali visited the mosque.

The current mosque was completed in 1984.^[3]

The construction of this mosque is part of the Ahmadiyya community's policy of expanding Islam. Its founder, Mirza Ghulam Ahmad, aimed to replicate the missionary activities carried out by Christian denominations in India during his time. Therefore, many of the first mosques built in Western countries belong to this sect of Islam—although, for the majority of Muslims, they would not be considered part of Islam.^[4]

See also

• Islam in Suriname