▁ 1 3 , ▁ 1 9 4 6 ▁the ▁three ▁A hm adi ▁Muslim ▁mission aries , ▁She ikh ▁Nas ir ▁A hm ad , ▁Abd ul ▁Lat if ▁and ▁Gh ul am ▁A hm ad ▁Bash ir ▁met ▁in ▁Zur ich , ▁Switzerland , ▁int ending ▁to ▁establish ▁a ▁mission ▁in ▁Germany . ▁However , ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁recent ▁conclusion ▁of ▁the ▁war , ▁they ▁were ▁unable ▁to ▁enter ▁the ▁country . ▁As ▁a ▁result , ▁a ▁mission ▁was ▁established ▁in ▁Zur ich ▁instead . ▁So on ▁after , ▁Abd ul ▁Lat if ▁and ▁Gh ul am ▁A hm ad ▁Bash ir ▁left ▁the ▁country ▁for ▁the ▁Netherlands , ▁whilst ▁She ikh ▁Nas ir ▁A hm ad ▁continued ▁to ▁serve ▁Switzerland ▁for ▁the ▁following ▁ 1 6 ▁years , ▁until ▁ 1 9 6 2 . ▁During ▁this ▁period ▁a ▁German ▁translation ▁of ▁the ▁Q ur an ▁was ▁published ▁and ▁an ▁Islam ic ▁journal ▁Der ▁Islam ▁was ▁founded . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 0 , ▁in ▁view ▁of ▁growing ▁mult icult ural ism , ▁the ▁country ’ s ▁municipal ▁government ▁offered ▁the ▁A hm adi y ya ▁Muslim ▁Community ▁a ▁par cel ▁of ▁land ▁for ▁the ▁construction ▁of ▁a ▁mos que , ▁at ▁a ▁rate ▁of ▁ 3 0 0 0 ▁fran cs ▁ann ually , ▁for ▁ 6 0 ▁years . ▁The ▁location ▁was ▁in ▁a ▁resident ial ▁zone ▁in ▁Zur ich , ▁opposite ▁a ▁church . ▁The ▁mos que ▁project ▁received ▁over wh el ming ▁support ▁from