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| Spain Masjid: The un-noticed 'Sharjah' link |
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| 07/13/03 at 00:52:00 |
| Mosque 'will serve to strengthen brotherhood' Granada |WAM | 12-07-2003 gulfnews.com His Highness Dr. Sheikh Sultan bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, inaugurated here yesterday the grand mosque complex in a memorable ceremony attended by a number of dignitaries, including the chief of Andalusia province, heads of diplomatic missions of Arab and Islamic countries in Spain, directors of cultural centres, university professors, imams and Muslim scholars. In an inaugural address, Dr Sheikh Sultan said that the mosque could serve as an example to all, so that when the muezzin made the call to prayer his chant would "resound like a call to brotherhood." In a speech read in Spanish by his son Sheikh Khaled bin Sultan Al Qasimi, Dr Sheikh Sultan noted the lasting visible traces of Arab culture in Granada, the seat of the Muslim kingdom in Andalusia for eight centuries. He praised the richness of its culture, customs, monuments and language. "in the character and blood of the Andalusians there is a part of ourselves," he said. ************************************** Dr. Sheikh Sultan was awarded the King Faisal award two years back He'd earlier inaugurated an Islamic center in spain. As for those who can understand Spanish and Arabic, the video is available @ http://www.jaihoon.com/studio/spainvdo.htm ... i am resident of Sharjah ::) |
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