The El Tawheed Mosque is a mosque in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. // Mosque; Aswan, Egypt. ... Amsterdam Location Flag Country The Netherlands Province North Holland Population 742,951(1 January 2005) Coordinates 52°22′N 4°54′E Website www. ...

The foundation that manages the mosque was founded in 1986. The mosque is on Jan Hanzenstraat in the Old-West section of Amsterdam. Aside from its normal function, the mosque is used for social work, and for lessons in the Arabic language. It also houses a book store and a publisher of religious books and articles. 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Amsterdam Location Flag Country The Netherlands Province North Holland Population 742,951(1 January 2005) Coordinates 52°22′N 4°54′E Website www. ... Arabic (; , less formally, ) is the largest member of the Semitic branch of the Afro-Asiatic language family (classification: South Central Semitic) and is closely related to Hebrew and Aramaic. ... Fishers of men; Oil on panel by Adriaen van de Venne (1614) Religion (see etymology below) —sometimes used interchangeably with faith or belief system—is commonly defined as belief concerning the supernatural, sacred, or divine; and the moral codes, practices, values, institutions and rituals associated with such belief. ...

Controversy

The mosque has been the subject of controversy in the past. It has been claimed that books were sold in the mosque, in which people were incited to 'throw homosexuals out of tall buildings'. The mosque also was claimed to be a centre of Islamic fundamentalism. Look up Controversy in Wiktionary, the free dictionary A controversy is a contentious dispute, a disagreement in opinions over which parties are actively arguing. ... This article is about human homosexuality. ... Islamic fundamentalism is primarily used in the United States, Europe, and Australia to describe Islamist groups. ...

Both suspected terrorist Samir Azzouz and Mohammed Bouyeri, the murderer of Theo van Gogh, have supposedly visited the mosque on several occasions. However, this is denied by the mosque staff. Samir Azzouz (born 27 June 1986) is a Dutch national of Moroccan descent. ... Mohammed Bouyeri Mohammed Bouyeri (b. ... Theo (or Theodore or Theodorus) van Gogh may refer to one of the following members of the Dutch van Gogh family: Theodorus van Gogh (1822-1885), father of Vincent van Gogh Theo van Gogh (art dealer) (1857-1890), brother of Vincent van Gogh Theo van Gogh (film director) (1957-2004...

See also

• Islam in the Netherlands
• Tawhid
• Homosexuality and Islam

The Dutch Islamic population is very diverse. ... Tawhid (توحيد), meaning declaring God one, is the Islamic concept of monotheism. ... For age structured homosexuality, see Pederasty in the Islamic lands There is no concept analogous to homosexuality in Islam, in the sense of an innate identity. ...

External links

• Website of El Tawheed Foundation (in Dutch)