This was one of the few days when it did not rain in Spain during our ‘home coming’ trip to Pedro Abad.

All images taken with the Panasonic G2.

Date palm near the outer boundary of the Mosque

Traditional white walls and bouganvilla wall bush

One of the Minarets

The Mosque as seen from the motor way. There used to be a direct road leading up from the old carriege way to the Mosque but the exit is now further up the road. Construction is underway to extend the Mosque.

Historical Background:

The Basharat Mosque (Spanish.: Mezquita Basharat; the name means “good news”) was inaugurated on September 10, 1982 in Pedro Abad, in the Spanish comarca of Alto Guadalquivir, province of Córdoba by Hadhrat Mirza Tahir Ahmad, Khalifatul Masih IV. The mosque is the center of Ahmadiyya-Movement in Spain. The foundation stone was laid by the third Khalifatul Masih, Hadhrat Mirza Nasir Ahmad sahib on October 9, 1980. It is the first purpose-built mosque since the end of Muslim rule at the end of the 15th century.