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163: 178:, and it was funded with loans and donations. The congregation received five million marks from Pakistan and Turkey, and 600,000 marks from Morocco. The congregation owns the entire building, though only a couple of floors are in use and the rest is rented. The Finnish Islamic Congregation is fairly wealthy and therefore does not require taxes from its members. In addition to the main building in Helsinki, the congregation owns the 31: 218:. It has been said, that they practice so called "liberal Islam", but at least one of the leaders of the congregation, Atik Ali does not accept given description. He says that there is only one Islam, and they also practice it - but many indeed have become secularized, while some are still more devout. 221:
The congregation is heavily tied to the Tatar ethnic identity; it does not try to convert others and only accepts Tatars and their spouses (after a three-year trial) as its members. Other Muslims can however come and pray during services.
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Due to laws at the time, these Muslim merchants could not establish an actual congregation in the beginning, but after the freedom of religion law was passed in 1922, it was possible. The congregation was officially registered in 1925.
174:. In 1948, it bought a wooden house located on the same street. In its place the current building was built between 1958 and 1961, designed by a Finnish man, Armas Lahtinen. The cost was 170 million 151:, Nur-Muhammed Ali, Ismael Arifulla and Imad Samaletdin. Imam-Hakim also became the first chairman of the congregation. He has later been named an honorary member. 147:(The Finnish Mohammedan Congregation). It was changed in 1963 to its current version. The first administration consisted of following people; Weli Ahmed Hakim, 128:
After settling in the country, they shortly felt the need to organize officially. The predecessor to the congregation was created in 1915, and its name was
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Many descendants of the Finnish Tatars are now Christian due to mixed marriages. Older members of the community have been against mixing with others.
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During those times, the congregation was not yet officially only for Tatars, but back then, there were almost no other Muslims in the country.
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195: 297: 69:. It was founded in 1925 and was the first Islamic congregation in Finland. The congregation has activity in 162: 292: 179: 687: 377: 233: 8: 199: 229: 132:(The Charity Club of Helsinki Moslems). They often held their services at the house of 641: 626: 600: 511: 486: 425: 400: 540: 74: 312: 245: 133: 46: 559:"Рустам Минниханов на встрече с татарами Финляндии: Мы всегда ставим вас в пример" 148: 136:, who would also become a founding member and long-time imam of the congregation. 307: 228:
International guests visiting the congregation have been for example presidents
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At first, In 1941, the congregation acquired a house from the Helsinki street
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The Tampere Islamic Congregation: the roots and history
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The Finnish-Islamic Congregation

Fredrikinkatu
Finnish
Tatar
Islamic
Tatars
Helsinki
Järvenpää
Kotka
Turku
Tatars
merchants
Russian Empire
Mishar Tatars
Turkic peoples
Bashkirs
Kazakhs
Weli-Ahmed Hakim
Ymär Abdrahim

Fredrikinkatu
Finnish Marks
Järvenpää Mosque
Turku
Kotka
Tampere
their own congregation
Hietaniemi
Viipuri

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