Haji Javad Mosque

The Haji Javad Mosque is a mosque located in the Yasamal District of Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan.

History

First mosque

The first mosque was built in, located at located in 79 Abdulla Shaig Street. The building had three inscriptions which confirmed the year of construction. The initiator of mosque building was the merchant Haji Javad. The internal area was wide by long, with a height of from the floor to the ceiling and from the floor to the dome. The building also had a place for a school madrasa.
During the Soviet era, the mosque building was converted into a kindergarten and living areas. After the USSR, the collapsed mosque was repaired and opened for believers.
In April 2017, news of the announcement that the mosque would be demolished caused unrest among local Muslims and sparked protests. The demolition, planned for April, was suspended. Following investigations, the mosque was demolished on the night of 1 July 2017.

Current mosque

The construction of a new mosque, per a presidential decree, located on Abbas Mirza Sharifzade Street, started the following day and was completed on 12 April 2018. The total area of the new mosque is, of which is for the prayer hall. The height of the building was increased to and the minaret is tall. Walls are decorated with ornaments and verses from the Quran.