# Mosque Keizerstraat

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Mosque in Paramaribo, Suriname

Mosque Keizerstraat Moskee Keizerstraat Religion Affiliation Ahmadiyya Islam Ecclesiastical or organizational status Mosque Ownership Lahore Ahmadiyya Movement Status Active Location Location Keizerstraat, Paramaribo Country Suriname Location of the mosque in Suriname Interactive map of Mosque Keizerstraat Coordinates 5°49′43″N 55°09′35″W / 5.828556°N 55.159861°W / 5.828556; -55.159861 Architecture Type Mosque Established 1932 Completed 1984 Specifications Dome 1 Minaret 2

The **Mosque Keizerstraat** ([Dutch](/source/Dutch_language): *Moskee Keizerstraat*), officially known as the **Ahmadiyya Anjuman Isha’at Islam Mosque Keizerstraat**, is a [mosque](/source/Mosque) and the headquarters of the [Lahore Ahmadiyya Movement](/source/Lahore_Ahmadiyya_Movement) (*Surinaamse Islamitische Vereniging*), located in [Paramaribo](/source/Paramaribo), [Suriname](/source/Suriname).[1] The mosque is situated in the [Keizerstraat](/source/Keizerstraat), adjacent to the [Neveh Shalom Synagogue](/source/Neveh_Shalom_Synagogue).[2]

## History

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

The current mosque was completed in 1984.[3]

The construction of this mosque is part of the [Ahmadiyya](/source/Ahmadiyya) community's policy of expanding Islam. Its founder, [Mirza Ghulam Ahmad](/source/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 portal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Islam)
- [Suriname portal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Suriname)

Mosque Keizerstraat and the adjacent [Neveh Shalom Synagogue](/source/Neveh_Shalom_Synagogue)

- [Islam in Suriname](/source/Islam_in_Suriname)

- [List of mosques in the Americas](/source/List_of_mosques_in_the_Americas)

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["De hoofdmoskee van de Surinaamse Islamitische Vereniging"](https://lmpublishers.nl/product/hoofdmoskee-surinaamse-islamitische-vereniging/). *LM Publishers* (in Dutch). Retrieved May 26, 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Keizerstraat"](https://cityofparamaribo.nl/read/keizerstraat). *City of Paramaribo* (in Dutch). Retrieved May 26, 2021.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-keizer_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-keizer_3-1) ["Moskee \[X 1984\], Keizerstraat 88"](https://cityofparamaribo.nl/read/keizerstraat88). *City of Paramaribo* (in Dutch). Retrieved May 26, 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Ortega Sánchez, José María (December 13, 2017). ["El Islam soñado: la fe ahmadía"](https://revistas.uva.es/index.php/socireli/article/view/1567). *Journal of the Sociology and Theory of Religion* (in Spanish). **6**: 55–83. [doi](/source/Doi_(identifier)):[10.24197/jstr.0.2017.55-83](https://doi.org/10.24197%2Fjstr.0.2017.55-83). [ISSN](/source/ISSN_(identifier)) [2255-2715](https://search.worldcat.org/issn/2255-2715).

## External links

- Media related to [Mosque Keizerstraat](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Mosque_Keizerstraat) at Wikimedia Commons

- [City of Paramaribo, Keizerstraat 88](http://www.cityofparamaribo.com/read/keizerstraat88)

v t e Religious buildings in Suriname Christian churches Centrumkerk Grote Stadskerk Martin Luther Church Saint Peter and Paul Cathedral Santa Rosa Church Hindu temples Arya Diwaker Mosques Keizerstraat Mosque Synagogues Neveh Shalom Former Darhe Jesarim Jodensavanne Tzedek ve-Shalom Category

v t e Mosques in South America Argentina Al Ahmad At-Tauhid King Fahd Islamic Cultural Center many others without articles, see: List Bolivia La Paz As-Salam Brazil Brasil Chui Omar Ibn Al-Khatab many others without articles, see: List Chile As-Salam Mohammed VI Colombia Abou Bakr Al-Siddiq Omar Ibn Al-Khattab Othman Ben Affan Ecuador Khalid bin Walid Paraguay Alkhaulafa Al-Rashdeen Peru Bab al-Islam Lima Suriname Keizerstraat Wanica Uruguay Egyptian Center of Islamic Culture Venezuela Punto Fijo Sheikh Ibrahim Al-Ibrahim many others without articles, see: List Islam in Argentina List Islam in Brazil List Islam in Chile Islam in Colombia Islam in Peru Islam in Suriname Islam in Venezuela List Mosques by country

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