Our vision:

Construction of a mosque in Osterburg

1. The beginning and the current state

In 2022 I came up with the idea of creating a mosque for Osterburg.

During Ramadan 2023, work was carried out on the statutes and the articles of association.

The non-profit status and other factors had to be taken into account.

As a club it would work cheaper and faster, but you never know what will happen after new elections and in which direction.

That's why I decided to work for a non-profit company (such as Lebenshilfe etc.)

The notary appointment was set for August 2nd.

At the beginning of July I saw something very interesting on the Internet:

Residential and commercial building in Osterburg for auction. I looked at the offer and saw the address:

Big market 12

Where in Germany is there a mosque on the market? Nowhere !

Most mosques are located in backyards, commercial areas, apartments or garages, unfortunately?

Why should only Christians and Jews have their magnificent buildings in the center of cities.

The 10th President of the Federal Republic of Germany Christian Wulff said, among other things, on the 20th anniversary of reunification:

I quote:

Christianity undoubtedly belongs to Germany.

Judaism undoubtedly belongs to Germany.

This is our Christian-Jewish history.

But Islam now also belongs to Germany. ( Quote end )

I would like to see a mosque in Osterburg by the 40th anniversary.

Address: Großer Markt 12

That's why I went to the district court in Stendal on July 27, 2023 and took part in the auction.

To my surprise, I was the only candidate.

So I raised my hand when the auction started.

The time until the hammer fell was very exciting, someone could have come through the door.

Luckily, or Allah's will, no one came and the judge congratulated me.

After a few days I was at Döner's and asked the boss:

Look out the window. what do you see there?

He just replied dryly: It's raining.

A few days later, the shooting brother Krombholz brought me the new keys from the property instead of the old ones

There were no keys anymore.

After being vacant for over 30 years, the first viewing took place.

From the outside - well, it was still standing.

From the inside, the shop was still visible.

The stairs are still stable.

The roof is still almost tight, fortunately. Because there are no longer any side walls.

The extension to the right to the rear collapsed.

The farm is overgrown in the cultivation area.

Luckily the rest of the yard has been worked on by the neighbor and is clean. Thank you very much.

You don't have to pay for good neighbors; you have to be lucky that they still exist.

Overall, a lot has to be invested in the house and the property, because the wall to the city library

is no longer the youngest and some of the trees on the edge have already grown too big.

2 22. The idea of converting it into a mosque