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What does the mosque of Namazgja "hide"?, Teacher: Not every building that has a dome and two or three minarets is really a mosque

Politiko 2024-10-10 14:32:00

What does the mosque of Namazgja "hide"?, Teacher: Not every building

Namazgja Mosque which started to be built on April 20, 2013, going through a long ordeal to finish, will finally open its doors today to all Muslim believers.

The financing of this mosque has been taken over by the Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan and the Turkish government for the Muslim believers of Albania.

However, not every building that has a dome and two or three minarets is really a mosque, says lecturer Edvin Cami.

In a post on Facebook, he told the story of the so-called Smoke Mosque.

"This building is not a mosque. It was built in 1908 in Dresden, as a tobacco factory, by the industrialist Hugo Zietz, and the reason why it resembles a mosque is because the designer wanted the factory to honor the country of origin of tobacco, which at that time belonged to the Ottoman Empire. Of course, the allure that the Orient of that time produced in the West also belongs here. Thus, the building came to be known among the people as "Tabakmoschee" (Mosque of Tobacco). To this day, this building adorns the panoramic views of the city of Dresden and has become a symbol of it".

The teacher goes on to say that the good intentions of the people who are involved in its construction, guided by spiritual and not earthly goals, make the real mosque so.

Otherwise, the lecturer says, minarets, domes and calligraphy can also be found in sultans' palaces and tobacco factories from Dresden to Bukhara and Samarkand.

"On this occasion, I remind you that not every building that has a dome and two or three minarets is really a mosque. Likewise, a building can serve as a mosque even without domes and minarets at all. The real mosque is made by the good intentions of the people involved in its construction, guided by spiritual and non-earthly goals, as well as by respecting the rights of everyone who works and contributes to its construction, starting from the reward of the sweat of the designers and workers, until the proper compensation for the owners of the land and the respect of the neighboring owners of the building. These are what make a mosque a mosque. Alternatively, minarets, domes and calligraphy can also be found in sultans' palaces and tobacco factories from Dresden to Bukhara and Samarkand."

 

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