Ahmadiyya in Switzerland

In the 1940s three missionaries were appointed to open an Ahmadi mission in German-speaking Europe, at the request of the second Caliph Mirza Basheer-ud-Din Mahmood Ahmad.

[2] In 1960, in view of growing multiculturalism, the country’s municipal government offered the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community a parcel of land for the construction of a mosque, at a rate of 3000 francs annually, for 60 years.

[4] On August 25, 1962, Amatul Hafiz Begum, the daughter of the founder of the Community, Mirza Ghulam Ahmad, laid the foundation stone for the first mosque in the country.

The opening ceremony was held on 22 June 1963 led by Sir Muhammad Zafrullah Khan, who was at that time the President of the 17th UN General Assembly.

15 years later, in 2005 the Community found a suitable place, a joinery in Haüsern, a hamlet in the municipality of Wigoltingen, in Thurgau.

[4] The national president of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community of Switzerland, W. Tarnutzer, wrote to the caliph, in London, requesting approval of the project.

Predominantly aiming at the perceived misconceptions of the place of Islam in modern society, the Swiss Ahmadiyya Muslim Community regularly organizes public lectures, discussions and open house days at their mosques.

Amtul Hafeez Begum, daughter of Mirza Ghulam Ahmad . She laid the foundation stone for the Mahmud Mosque , the first mosque in the country. On her right is Mushtaq Ahmad Bajwa, a missionary.
Fifth Caliph of the community Mirza Masroor Ahmad heading the 2004 Jalsa Salana Switzerland during his Europe tour that year
The Mahmud Mosque , the first of the four mosques in Switzerland which have a minaret.