Gothenburg Mosque

{{Short description|Mosque in Gothenburg, Västra Götaland, Sweden}}

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| location = Hisingen, Gothenburg, Sweden

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| established = 16 June 2011

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Gothenburg Mosque ({{langx|sv|Göteborgs moské}}) is a mosque located at the foot of Ramberget on Hisingen in Gothenburg, Sweden. The construction of the mosque was entirely funded by Saudi Arabia and is run by the Swedish Muslim Foundation (SMS). It was inaugurated 16 June 2011.{{cite web |first1=Nadja |last1=Yllner |first2=Kristina |last2=Hedberg |first3=Ali |last3=Fegan |first4=Djeiran |last4=Amini|title=Diktaturstaten Saudiarabien betalar Göteborgs nya moské |url=https://www.svt.se/nyheter/granskning/ug/diktaturstaten-saudiarabien-betalar-goteborgs-nya-moske |website=SVT Nyheter |access-date=21 November 2022 |language=sv |date=2 February 2011}}

The mosque cost 67 million Swedish krona to build and is 2000 square meters. The construction of the mosque has been met with demonstrations from right-wing activists. The Saudi finance minister Dr. Abu Rachman al Seid said on the inauguration that "we do this out of kindness - and because we can afford it".{{Cite web|url=http://www.expressen.se/gt/nya-mosken-invigd-i-goteborg/|title = Nya moskén invigd i Göteborg}} The board members of the mosque and Saudi refused to be interviewed by reports from the Swedish investigative journalism television program Uppdrag Granskning in conjunction with the inauguration.{{cite news|title=(sv-SE) Diktaturstaten Saudiarabien betalar Göteborgs nya moské|url=http://www.svt.se/ug/diktaturstaten-saudiarabien-betalar-goteborgs-nya-moske|access-date=12 March 2017|work=Uppdrag Granskning|publisher=Sveriges Television}}

The imam Sheikh Abdul Rashid Mohamed was trained in Saudi Arabia. In a 2013 Swedish Television interview with hidden camera he stated that polygamy is allowed under certain conditions and that wives cannot refuse to have sex with their husbands unless they were ill.{{Cite news|url=http://www.gp.se/nyheter/g%C3%B6teborg/imamens-uttalanden-om-kvinnor-uppr%C3%B6r-1.501315|title=Imamens uttalanden om kvinnor upprör|work=Göteborgs-Posten|access-date=2018-09-07|language=sv}} Chairman Ahmed Al-Mofty stated in a follow-up interview with Göteborgs-Posten that Rashid had advised what Islamic tradition is and that his advice was not legally binding.

The building is designed by Björn Sahlqvist, who wanted to design a mosque with a Scandinavian touch with a lot of light and space. There is a silent square minaret and prayer rooms for men and women, conference rooms, offices, lecture halls, kitchen and an ablution area.