Asakusa Mosque
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| Masjid Daar Al-Arqam Asakusa | |
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| Basic information | |
| Location | 111-0025, Tokyo, Taito-ku, 1-9-12 Higashi Asakusa; Japan.[1]
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| Geographic coordinates | 35°43′18″N 139°48′05″E / 35.721764°N 139.801487°ECoordinates: 35°43′18″N 139°48′05″E / 35.721764°N 139.801487°E |
| Affiliation | Islam Sunni |
| Architectural description | |
| Architectural type | Mosque |
| Completed | 1998 |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 80 peoples |
| Dome(s) | 1 |
Daar Al-Arqam Mosque or commonly known as Masjid Asakusa (Japanese: ダール· ·アルカムアル) is a mosque located in downtown Tokyo that was built in 1998. Asakusa Masjid Mosque is managed by the Japan Mosque Foundation (JMF) which is one of the departments in the institute Islamic Circle of Japan.[2]
Services
The center currently provides the following basic services:[3]
- Five-time congregational daily prayers and weekly Friday prayer.
- Islamic marriage ceremonies (including certificates)
- Islamic library
- Shahadah (including issuing certificates)
- Funeral services
- Classes about various Islamic topics at the center
- Dissemination of Islamic information.
Facility
Asakusa Mosque building consists of five floors, with the following details:
- 1st floor is used as an Islamic center;
- 2nd floor is used as a place of prayer for women, which has a bathroom and places therein wudlu and can accommodate a congregation about 25-35 peoples;
- 3rd floor is used as the main prayer space for men that can accommodate a congregation of 35-45 peoples.
- 4th floor is used as a kitchen and dining room, but can also be used as a prayer or a meeting room if the 3rd floor is full;
- The 5th floor is used as a residence mosque imam, among which a mosque imam in Asakusa is Topan Setiadipura from Indonesia.
Location
Dar Al-Arqam Mosque, located in Central Tokyo that can be reached through Minami Senju Metro station from line Hibiya line and JR East: Jōban Line or through Asakusa Metro Station from Ginza line.
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