Religion:The Tampere Islamic Congregation
The Tampere Islamic Congregation (Tatar: Tampere İslam Mahallesı, Finnish: Tampereen Islamilainen Seurakunta) is an Islamic congregation of Finnish Tatars in the city of Tampere. Since 2019, its name has been Tampereen tataariseurakunta (The Tampere Tatar Congregation).[1] It's located in Hämeenkatu 29 A.[2][3]
History
The early generations of Tatars in Tampere had a long-time wish to establish their own congregation in their city, through which they could get together to pray, operate their own school education and in general, maintain their language and culture. Before establishing the congregation, Tatars in Tampere belonged to Suomen Muhamettilainen Seurakunta (The Finnish Mohammedan Congregation). It later became Suomen Islam-seurakunta (The Finnish-Islamic Congregation), which is located in Fredrikinkatu, Helsinki. Also, Tampereen Turkkilainen Yhdistys (The Tampere Turkish Society) was important for them during those times.[2][4]
In October 1942, they bought a space in Satakunnankatu 4 (a street in Tampere). The Tampere Islamic Congregation was registered in 1943.[2]
A big financial contributor and the first chairman was a Tatar-businessman named Ymär Sali.[2]
Cemeteries
The congregation has two rows for the deceased of their community: one in Kalevankangas Cemetery (in Tampere), other in Vatiala Cemetery (in Kangasala).[2]
Literature
- Muazzez Baibulat: The Tampere Islamic Congregation: the roots and history. Gummerus Kirjapaino Oy, 2004. ISBN:952-91-6753-9
Sources
- ↑ "Tampereen tataariseurakunta" (in fi). https://www.kauppalehti.fi/yritykset/yritys/tampereen+islamilainen+seurakunta/01555702. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Baibulat, Muazzez (2004). The Tampere Islamic Congregation: the roots and history (in english, finnish and tatar). Jyväskylä: Gummerus Kirjapaino Oy. pp. 30, 38, 65, 140. ISBN 952-91-6753-9.
- ↑ "Tampereen Islamilainen Seurakunta". https://www.fonecta.fi/profiili/tampereen-islamilainen-seurakunta/795159.
- ↑ "Yhteystiedot - Suomen Islam-seurakunta" (in fi). tatar.fi. https://tatar.fi/fi/yhteystiedot/. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
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