As-Sahaba-Moschee, Mosque in Wedding district, Berlin, Germany
The As-Sahaba Mosque occupied a converted ground-floor retail space at Torfstrasse 15, at the corner of Sprengelstrasse, in the Wedding district. Its facade had two rectangular windows and a wider glazed opening, with a tan scalloped awning and a red-and-white striped awning. Inside were prayer rooms and a separate women's room.
The As-Sahaba Mosque was founded in Ramadan 2010 by Reda Seyam, later described as the highest-ranking German in the Islamic State, in a former shop at Torfstrasse 15. Seyam led it for a time while still in Germany and kept his private mailbox there; preaching was left to the Palestinian Ahmad Amih, known as Abul Baraa. On 18 December 2018 the Berlin public prosecutor had the premises searched over suspected terrorism financing. The lease was terminated on 30 June 2018, and the mosque left the site at the end of 2019.
The mosque was founded in Ramadan 2010 by Reda Seyam, who later became the highest-ranking German in the Islamic State. Preaching was left to the Palestinian Ahmad Amih, known as Abul Baraa, whose sermons were held in German. A 2011 report described about 60 men, mostly around 20 years old, in full beards, ankle-length white robes and crocheted caps, and about 20 women praying in a separate room.
The mosque closed at the end of 2019, so there are no visiting hours; the former shopfront at Torfstraße 15, corner of Sprengelstraße, can only be viewed from the street. Its landlord terminated the lease on 30 June 2018, and the community announced via YouTube that it was seeking larger premises. The entrance lies in a beige ground-floor facade with two framed windows and a tan scalloped awning.
The prayer room occupied a former shop at Torfstraße 15, and the mosque's founder Reda Seyam, later described as the highest-ranking German in the Islamic State, kept his private mailbox there. The lease on the corner of Torfstraße and Sprengelstraße was terminated on 30 June 2018, and the community announced on YouTube that it was seeking larger premises.
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