Bayern Munich, the club's official website, announced the opening of a mosque at the Allianz Arena, a stronghold of the Bavarian club, and it will be the first Mosque in any world stadium.
The initiative came after Frenchman Bilal Ribery (Frank Ribery) a striker with the club, proposed to the club management that they allocate a small room for prayer on the pitch for him and other Muslim players.
But the reaction of the management of the club was unexpected, as they ordered the building of a proper mosque for Muslim players and fans, with an imam and his office together with facilities to hold Islamic and science workshops.
The club paid 85% of the value of construction and the rest was given by the players and fans who wanted to be a part of the most rewarding act of building a House of Allah.
This is the Mosque. Notable are the shoe compartments, each equipped with lights to indicate vacant (green) and occupied (red).
Not only does this exhibit true Islamic values amongst the people, but also reflects the creativity of the Germans in the mosque layout which is truly very Islamic as well.
It is almost unbelievable that a Mosque embodying both - the highest principles of Islamic heritage and modern architecture, could be brought up at a football stadium - the Alianz Arena in Germany!
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