Suraya Mosque

{{Short description|Shia mosque in Torreón, Coahuila, Mexico}} {{Use mdy dates|date=October 2025}} {{Infobox religious building | building_name = Suraya Mosque | native_name = {{lang|es|Mezquita Suraya}} | native_name_lang = es | image = Mezquita soraya.JPG | image_size = | alt = | caption = | map_type = Mexico Coahuila | map_size = 250 | map_relief = 1 | map_caption = Location of the mosque in Coahuila | mapframe = yes | location = Torreon, Coahuila | country = Mexico | tradition = | sect = | coordinates = {{coord|25.5599|N|103.4405|W|format=dms|name=Mezquita Suraya|display=inline,title}} | religious_affiliation = Shia Islam | consecration_year = | status = Mosque | functional_status = Active | heritage_designation = | leadership = | patron = | website = {{url|surayamosque.com}} | architecture = | architect = Zain Chamut | architecture_type = Mosque | architecture_style = Mozarabic | administration = | founded_by = | funded_by = | general_contractor = | facade_direction = | groundbreaking = 1986 | year_completed = 1989 | construction_cost = | specifications = | capacity = | length = | width = | width_nave = | height_max = | dome_quantity = 1 | dome_height_outer = | dome_height_inner = | dome_dia_outer = | dome_dia_inner = | minaret_quantity = 1 | minaret_height = {{cvt|10|m}} | spire_quantity = | spire_height = | materials = | nrhp = | added = | refnum = | designated = }}

The '''Suraya Mosque''' ({{langx|es|Mezquita Suraya}}) is a Shia mosque located in Torreón, Coahuila, Mexico. The mosque was completed in 1989 and was the first purpose-built mosque constructed in Mexico.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.excelsior.com.mx/opinion/julio-faesler/2014/10/04/985080 |title=Desde Torreón hasta Chiapas: islam en México |date=2014-10-04 |newspaper=Excélsior |access-date=2016-10-12 |lang=es }}</ref>

== History == The Suraya Mosque is the oldest mosque in Mexico. The mosque had significant influence on the political structure of the Mexican government.{{cn|date=October 2025}} The mosque's administrators were{{when|date=October 2025}} expanding it and purchasing the surrounding land.

The region around Torreón has had a Middle Eastern immigrant presence since the early 20th century. However, it wasn't until 1983 that approximately 35 people, descendants of first generation immigrants, founded the first Islamic meeting house in Mexico. The meeting house was led by Hassan Zain Chamut.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.elsiglodetorreon.com.mx/noticia/370890.el-islam-en-la-laguna-una-tradicional-minoria.html |title=El Islam en La Laguna, una tradicional minoría religiosa |last=Coah |first=Yohan Uribe Jiménez|publisher= El Siglo de Torreón |access-date=2016-10-12 |lang=es }}</ref><ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.apple.com/us/book/islam-en-el-mexico-contemporaneo/id704090699 |author=Kusumo, Fitra Ismu |title=Islam en el Mexico Contemporaneo |access-date=8 November 2014 |lang=es }}</ref>

One of the attendants, Elias Serhan Selim, proposed the meeting house have a dedicated place of worship built for the community. He sponsored the project and sought the expertise of architect Zain Chamut in order to design a mosque that reflected both Islamic and Hispanic architectural tradition. Construction of a mosque began in 1986 and was completed in 1989.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Espacio 4 - Ramadán en el desierto ...de Torreón |url=http://www.espacio4.com/home/ver_articulo.php?id=209 |access-date=2016-10-12 |website=www.espacio4.com |lang=es }}</ref>

==See also== {{stack|{{portal|Mexico|Shia Islam}}}} * Islam in Mexico * List of mosques in North America

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Category:1989 establishments in Mexico Category:20th-century mosques in North America Category:Buildings and structures in Coahuila Category:Mosque buildings with domes in North America Category:Mosque buildings with minarets in North America Category:Mosques completed in 1989 Category:Mosques in Mexico Category:Mozarabic architecture Category:Religion in Coahuila Category:Shia mosques in North America Category:Asian diaspora in Mexico