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The Albanian and Turkish flags fly in the Namazgja mosque in the center of Tirana. Almost everything is ready for the inauguration ceremony on Thursday.
Regarding this important event, the former Mufti of Tirana, Ylli Gurra, spoke in "News Hour", who stated that the need for a large mosque arose in 1938.
He emphasized that the Gülenist Movement sabotaged the construction of this mosque, with the labeling that when Albania would be pointed at as an Islamic state.
" I call this moment historic, beyond a kind of benevolence that may be excessive from a religious point of view. The request for a mosque, or the necessity for a mosque in a city, came from June 10, 1938, the first request of that time was made, that is, from the Muslim Community of that time. This is the first request in 1938, it was the government of King Bird. Whereas, the most urgent necessity arose after the 90s and we have several decisions and several letters, to come to the last one, where Doctor Berisha wrote a cornerstone letter in April 2013 for nothing. Everything was fictitious and a facade.
In fact, the construction of the Namazgja mosque began with the granting of permission by the Rama government on October 2, 2013, and the foundation stone was laid on May 12, 2015, with the presence of the president of Turkey, Erdogan. What it means is that we are almost a decade into the opening of the mosque and this whole ordeal has come as a result of the financial impossibility of the community.
There is something else the Gulinist group has never wished for and has not agreed on the construction of such a mosque in Tirana. With the labeling, when Albania would be pointed at as an Islamic state. These were also a cause.
The construction certainly could not have been possible by the community or by the believers, because 30 million euros is something impossible. If it was, it would be another reality. What brought it about was the contribution of the Turkish people and the persistent push of President Erdogan ", said Gurra.
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