Ibn Sina Mosque
mosque in France
The Ibn Sina Mosque (French: Mosquée Ibn Sina), also known as la mosque Avicenne and the Grande Mosquée Ibn Sina, named in honour of Avicenne, is a mosque located in the Petit Bard neighborhood of Montpellier, in the department of Hérault, in the South of France. The mosque is managed and run by a group of Algerian nationals from the Association for the Knowledge of Arab Culture.
Description
The Ibn Sina Mosque is the largest mosque in Montpellier with a capacity of 2,000 worshipers, with another 1,000 worshipers able to be accommodated in the adjacent sahn. The mosque draws a mix of believers from the deeply traditional to the radical.
Prayers are held in the mosque five times each day in addition to sermons on Friday. The imam of the mosque is Ahmed Keddari. The official language of the mosque is fusha and no sermons are held in French. There is a separate room for women in the mosque and Arabic courses are organized by the teaching staff.
Controversies
The management, since its opening over 20 years ago, has been in the hands of a father-and-son duo who have served as successive presidents. In 2013, the mosque leaders signed a 50-year lease of a former multi-purpose hall owned by the local city council.
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