Den Glauben erlernen

von Manolo Espaliú

In Spanien leben rund zwei Millionen gläubige Muslime. Von dieser kleinen Gruppe sind rund 1% Schiiten, was etwa 20.000 Menschen entspricht. Da viele entwurzelt sind, organisiert die Stiftung »Islam-Oriente« regelmäßig Veranstaltungen zur Religion und Kultur im Iran und lädt Mitglieder der spanischen Schiitengemeinschaft zu einem Schnellkurs zum schiitischen Islam in die Al-Mustafa-Universität in Ghom ein, einem der wichtigsten Orte der schiitischen Welt. Damit unternehmen sie auch eine Art Pilgerreise zu unterschiedlichen religiösen Orte in ganz Iran.

Encarni and Uasi at the shabestan or prayer hall of Jameh mosque of Isfahan.Von Manolo Espaliú
Sheikh Ali Mir Jalili reciting some suras of Qoran in a bus, coming from Tehran to Qom.Von Manolo Espaliú
Abderahman, Mikail and Anuar having lunch at their dorm, after classes at Al Mustafa Univerity in Qom.Von Manolo Espaliú
A sheikh reading a newspaper at Imam Khomeini house in Qom, Iran.Von Manolo Espaliú
Susana and Fatima praying at Imamzadeh Hamzeh, Qom.Von Manolo Espaliú
Yumana at the Grand Imam Khomeini Square. She was attending a course on Shi'a Islam at the Al Mustafa University, Qom.Von Manolo Espaliú
Mikail praying at Imam Reza Shrine. The mausoleum of Imam Reza in Mashhad is the most important place of pilgrimage in Iran receiving more pilgrims annually than St. Peter's Basilica in Rome (around 30 million visits every year).Von Manolo Espaliú
Sheikh Ali Mir Jalili is explaining some old religious stories to members of Spanish Shia community.Von Manolo Espaliú
A Lebanese sheikh from Hezbollah teaching about Shia experiences in Lebanon at Al Mustafa University in Qom, Iran.Von Manolo Espaliú
Some Spanish Shia Muslims visiting an imamzadeh, which is a shrine-tomb of Imam's descendant, directly related to prophet Muhammad and used as centers of shiite devotion and pilgrimage, but also believed to have miraculous properties.Von Manolo Espaliú
Sheikh Ali Mir Jalili explaining some facts about Imam Khomeini at Jamaran mosque in Tehran, close to his small house wher he was living before his death in 1989.Von Manolo Espaliú
Spanish female shi'ites at the Jamkaran Mosque, located close to Qom. Jamkaran is a popular pilgrimage site. On Tuesday evenings large crowds of thousands gather at Jamkaran to pray.Von Manolo Espaliú